title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 703 19th St S, ZRB 736, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. robert.cerfolio@ccc.uab.edu
authors.forename: Robert James
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cerfolio
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*