Sex and survival in non-small cell lung cancer: A nationwide cohort study.

Cecilia RadkiewiczPaul William DickmanAnna Louise Viktoria JohanssonGunnar WageniusGustaf EdgrenMats Lambe

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Men with non-small cell lung cancer have a consistently poorer prognosis, even after careful adjustments for a wide range of prognostic factors. While the pattern was similar in both squamous cell and adenocarcinoma, it was larger and more consistent in the latter.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
squamous cell
squamous cell carcinoma
middle aged
locally advanced
free survival
rectal cancer