welcomes you to the new, improved website!Outcomes for over 12,800 pts operated for lung cancer in England 2004-2008 were analyzed. High volume hospitals operated on patients with more risk factors (advanced age, lower socioeconomic status, more comorbidities), yet achieved better survival, especially in the early postoperative period.
High Procedure Volume Is Strongly Associated With Improved Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery
Submitted by: Erica Curcio
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology
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Author(s): Margreet Lüchtenborg, Sharma P. Riaz, Victoria H. Coupland, Eric Lim, Erik Jakobsen, Mark Krasnik, Richard Page, Michael J. Lind, Michael D. Peake, and Henrik Møller