title: [Clinical evaluation of lung cancer patients with only best supportive care].
abstract: Eighteen cases with only symptomatically treated lung cancer admitted to our hospital from May 2002 to October 2006 were retrospectively investigated clinically. The patients consisted of 10 males and 8 females, aged 50-9 8 years old (mean age 78.1 yo). Clinical stage distribution revealed a higher incidence in the advanced stages. The performance status according to the ECOG classification was predominantly grade 2-4. The average survival time was 5.9 4 months. The cell type was the major prognosticator followed by clinical stage and age. There was a tendency to die early in any case that had a poor whole-body state, such as weight reduction and a feeling of whole body fatigue. There was a tendency for the at home period to be short in cases that required control of pleural effusion, and the survival period was short.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Kyoto Min-iren Chuo Hospital.
authors.forename: Takatoyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kambayashi
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakatsukasa
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000517:prevention & control; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate