Open AccessIs it safe to wait? The effect of surgical wait time on survival in patients with non–small cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Shaun Coughlin,
Madelaine Plourde,
Keegan Guidolin,
Dalilah Fortin,
Éric Fréchette,
Richard Malthaner,
Richard Inculet
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.007015
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , cancer , lung , oncology , surgery , intensive care medicine
The effect of surgical wait times on survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains largely unknown. Our objective was to determine the effect of surgical wait time on survival and incidence of upstaging in patients with stage I and II NSCLC.
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