title: Effect of time delay on survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer--a Malaysian study.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, International Medical University Lung Research, International Medical University, Clinical School, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. loh@imu.edu.my
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Govindaraju
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ratnavelu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vijayasingham
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thayaparan
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis