Comparative prognosis of long-term follow-up over 10 years and dropout from follow-up after resection of lung cancer
In patients with NSCLC after lung resection, age ≥75 years and female sex were risk factors for dropping out from follow-up over 10 years. In addition, patients ≥75 years of age have a high possibility of dying from other diseases and sufficient consideration of and informed consent for surgical indications are necessary.
Authors
- Yasushi Mizukami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2099-1687)
- Miho Aoyagi
- Hirofumi Adachi
- Yoshiki Chiba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0163-2598)
- Kazuki Sato
Institutions
- Japan Cancer Society (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-24-909
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84