Journal article
The impact of synchronous malignancies on survival in patients with early stage curable non-small-cell lung cancer
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To determine if synchronous extrapulmonary malignancies in early stage lung cancer impact survival and cost of care in the current era of improved therapies and diagnostics.
METHODS: Patients with stage I and II lung cancer were identified from the Ontario Cancer Registry and prognostic factors were obtained from provincial health administrative databases. Synchronous extrapulmonary malignancies were defined as those detected within …
Authors
Singnurkar A; Swaminath A; Metser U; Langer DL; Darling GE; Pond GR
Journal
Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, Vol. 25, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2020
DOI
10.1016/j.ctarc.2020.100246
ISSN
2468-2942