Effect of time delay on survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer--a Malaysian study.

作者信息

Loh L C, Chan L Y, Tan R Y, Govindaraju S, Ratnavelu K, Kumar S, Raman S, Vijayasingham P, Thayaparan T

机构信息

Department of Medicine, International Medical University Lung Research, International Medical University, Clinical School, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

出版信息

Asia Pac J Public Health. 2006;18(1):69-71. doi: 10.1177/10105395060180011101.

DOI:10.1177/10105395060180011101

PMID:16629441

Abstract

The prognosis of lung cancer remains poor with overall five year survival figures varying between five and 10% worldwide, However, it has been shown that surgery in patients with early stage disease in non-small cell lung cancer can achieve five year survival rates up to 80%, suggesting that early or delay diagnosis can influence prognosis. Nevertheless, studies addressing this have been inconclusive and mostly derived from Western countries.

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