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Selection of Appropriate Surgery for Early Lung Cancer

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There are almost twice as many cases of lung cancer today as there were in 1980. There were an estimated 161,670 deaths related to lung cancer in the USA in 2010, which is more than any other cancer. Lung cancer is most commonly found in the elderly, with the 60–79-year-old range being the most prevalent. Eighty to eighty-five percent of primary lung tumors are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and, if caught in the early stages, can be treated surgically. The disease is more likely to be surgically resectable in the older patient population. Correspondingly, the percent of cancer in stage I also increases with age. There has also been a move toward minimally invasive surgery, new instruments and optics, and the use of VATS; the surgical field is ever evolving and the intricacies of each procedure are ever expanding. These advances have significantly improved surgical outcomes and recovery. In fact, VATS has dramatically reduced postop death in the elderly with stage I lung cancer.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Michael T. Jaklitsch MD

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Jaklitsch, M.T., Sacco, W. (2013). Selection of Appropriate Surgery for Early Lung Cancer. In: Gridelli, C., Audisio, R. (eds) Management of Lung Cancer in Older People. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-793-8_7

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