The surgery of lung cancer.
Surgery remains the best chance of cure in lung cancer, and should be offered to between 10% and 20% of patients. The success of surgery depends on accurate assessment of patient fitness and tumour stage. Surgery has an established role in stages I and II and some subtypes of stage III non-small cell carcinoma of the lung. The combination of surgery with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy may have survival benefit. A multidisciplinary approach is essential for optimum patient care and the promotion of further research into this terrible disease.
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City Hospital, Nottingham, U.K.
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011013:Pneumonectomy