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Surgery for "advanced" lung and esophageal cancer: new horizons or false dawn?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Migliore, Marcello Halezeroğlu, Semih Lerut, Antoon |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Worldwide every 30 seconds somebody dies from lung cancer, and only one out 10 patients survive more than 5 years after diagnosis. Although there have been many scientific advancements in the last 100 years [1], lung cancer remains the primary cause of death in the world, and each year claims more victims than breast and prostate cancer combined. Long term survival in patients with lung cancer is disappointing, and this is not only due to the delayed diagnosis but also to the dismal survival of the 70%–75% inoperable patients. Although advanced lung cancer is considered an inoperable disease, approximately 35% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) present with “locally” advanced nonmetastatic disease. The same reality is true for advanced esophageal cancer. Does hope for long term survival exist for patients with advanced lung and esophageal cancer? The IV Mediterranean Symposium in Thoracic Oncologic (Figure 1) contributed to clarify at least in part the role of surgery and ancillary therapies for 'advanced lung' and esophageal cancer. In this short introduction to the supplement, we have summarized some important issues discussed during the symposium. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 4 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2217/fon-2018-0212 |
| PubMed reference number | 29664357 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Issue Number | 6s |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.medicina.unict.it/Public/Uploads/article/Final%20IV%20SYMP%20090317.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.cataniamedica.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Senza-titolo.pdf |
| Journal | Future oncology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
