Critical timing: Impact of delays to surgery on prognosis in stage I-II non-small cell lung cancer
Compared to stage I-II NSCLC patients who underwent surgery more than 6 weeks after diagnosis, those who underwent surgery within 6 weeks had significantly higher survival rates. Delays in surgery were associated with adverse social factors.
Authors
- Yeji Hu
- Ye Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9022-1784)
- Wenxiong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2962-0847)
- Jinfeng Xi
- Bo Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9195-0882)
- Chunling Li
Institutions
- Nanchang University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical College (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319357
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04