Do Older Patients with Stage IB Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Obtain Survival Benefit from Surgery? A Propensity Score Matching Study Based on the SEER Database
Abstract:Background: Although surgery is the preferred treatment method for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), more than a third of older patients with stage IB NSCLC didn’t receive surgical treatment. Methods: Data of patients with NSCLC was downloaded from the SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) database, converted from the 7th edition staging to those of the 8th edition staging, and then screened out older patients (aged ≥65 years at diagnosis) with stage IB NSCLC. The propensity score ma… Show more
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