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Inequalities in outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer: the role of the MDT
  1. Paul Beckett1,
  2. Ian Woolhouse2
  1. 1Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Burton-on-Trent, England, UK
  2. 2Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Paul Beckett, Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Queens Hospital Belvedere Road, Burton-on-Trent, England DE13 0RB, UK; paulbeckett{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201582

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    Rich et al 1 report that non-small cell lung cancer patients first seen in a hospital which has on-site thoracic surgical services are more likely to have surgical treatment of their tumour. However, it is not clear what aspects of ‘being a surgical centre’ are crucial to increasing resection rates. Numerous reports have documented a volume–outcome relationship for complex surgical and medical care and …

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