title: Outcomes of patients presenting to a dedicated rapid access lung cancer clinic.
abstract: We examined the outcomes of the first 500 patients referred to a dedicated Rapid Access Lung Cancer Clinic. A total of 206 patients (41.2%) were diagnosed with a thoracic malignancy; 179 had primary lung cancer and 27 had secondary or other thoracic cancers. Pulmonary nodules requiring ongoing surveillance were found in a further 79 patients (15.8%). Of those patients found to have primary lung cancer, 24 (13.4%) had Small Cell and 145 (81%) had Non Small Cell Lung Cancer. In patients with Non small cell tumours, 26 (21.1%) were stage 1, 14 (11.4%) stage II, 37 (30.1%) stage III and 46 (37.4%) stage IV at diagnosis. For the 129 patients (72%) in whom the thoracic MDT recommended active treatment, primary therapy was surgical resection in 44 (24.6%), combined chemoradiation in 31 patients (17.3%), chemotherapy alone in 39 (21.8%) and radiation in 15 (8.4%).
authors: Department of Respiratory Medicine and Thoracic Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Dublin 9.
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authors: E
authors: Dunican
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Uzbeck
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Clince
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Toner
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Royston
authors: M P
authors: MP
authors: Logan
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authors: Breathnach
authors: V
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authors: Young
authors: S I
authors: SI
authors: Linnane
authors: R K
authors: RK
authors: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult