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The surgical management of lung cancer.

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Posther, KE; Harpole, DH
Published in: Cancer Invest
February 2006

Since the introduction of the pneumonectomy as a technically feasible strategy for the treatment of lung cancer, surgical resection has played a pivotal role in the management of early stage non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). In the last two decades, surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists have produced a growing body of evidence to support the combination of neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatments with standard surgical resection, to improve disease-free and overall survival for specific patient subgroups. Furthermore, alternatives to aggressive surgical management have evolved for patients who are medically inoperable due to compromised pulmonary function or other comorbidities. In this review, surgical options and multimodal treatment strategies are discussed, as well as completed and ongoing clinical trials addressing the surgical management of NSCLC.

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Cancer Invest

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ISSN

0735-7907

Publication Date

February 2006

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

56 / 67

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Pneumonectomy
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
 

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Posther, K. E., & Harpole, D. H. (2006). The surgical management of lung cancer. Cancer Invest, 24(1), 56–67. https://doi.org/10.1080/07357900500449611
Posther, Katherine E., and David H. Harpole. “The surgical management of lung cancer.Cancer Invest 24, no. 1 (February 2006): 56–67. https://doi.org/10.1080/07357900500449611.
Posther KE, Harpole DH. The surgical management of lung cancer. Cancer Invest. 2006 Feb;24(1):56–67.
Posther, Katherine E., and David H. Harpole. “The surgical management of lung cancer.Cancer Invest, vol. 24, no. 1, Feb. 2006, pp. 56–67. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/07357900500449611.
Posther KE, Harpole DH. The surgical management of lung cancer. Cancer Invest. 2006 Feb;24(1):56–67.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cancer Invest

DOI

ISSN

0735-7907

Publication Date

February 2006

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

56 / 67

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Pneumonectomy
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis