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Diagnosis-To-Surgery Interval And Survival For Different Histologies Of Stage I-Iia Lung Cancer, Lu Zhang, Mei Chin Hsieh, Lior Rennert, Paige Neroda, Xiao Cheng Wu, Chindo Hicks, Jiande Wu, Ronald Gimbel
Diagnosis-To-Surgery Interval And Survival For Different Histologies Of Stage I-Iia Lung Cancer, Lu Zhang, Mei Chin Hsieh, Lior Rennert, Paige Neroda, Xiao Cheng Wu, Chindo Hicks, Jiande Wu, Ronald Gimbel
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Background: Guidelines on timeliness of lung cancer surgery are inconsistent. Lung cancer histologic subtypes have different prognosis and treatment. It is important to understand the consequences of delayed surgery for each lung cancer histologic subtype. This study aimed to examine the association between diagnosis-to-surgery time interval and survival for early stage lung cancer and selected histologic subtypes. Methods: Patients diagnosed with stage I-IIA lung cancer between 2004 and 2015 receiving definitive surgery and being followed up until Dec. 31, 2018, were identified from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Histologic subtypes included adenocarcinoma, squamous or epidermoid carcinoma, bronchioloalveolar carcinoma, large …