title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 E Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. fgrannis@coh.org
authors.forename: Frederic W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Grannis
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D015996:Survival Rate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome