Editorial
Surgery for lung cancer
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Although the profile of lung cancer has been raised recently,
specifically1 and in the context of the general
re-organisation of cancer services,2 concerns remain about
the process of management3 and the delays in treatment
which result.4 There is virtually uniform acceptance of
the fact that, for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at
least, the best chance of cure is surgery5 and that
successful surgery depends on diagnosis at an early stage in the
disease process.6 Some evidence exists to suggest that, in
Europe7 and the United States,8 almost 30%
of patients with NSCLC undergo surgery. Although isolated reports from
the UK quote operability rates of 20%,9 the overall resection rate is essentially static10 at 10% or less of
the total number of new cases reported each year.11 Case
selection and long term survival are, however, very similar in this and other countries.12 While it is always dangerous to
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