Patient, tumor, and healthcare factors associated with regional variability in lung cancer survival: a Spanish high-resolution population-based study.
M Rodríguez-BarrancoE Salamanca-FernándezM L FajardoE BayoY-L Chang-ChanJ ExpósitoC GarcíaJ TallónP MinicozziM SantD PetrovaMiguel Angel Luque FernandezM-J SánchezPublished in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2018)
The observed geographic differences in survival between regions are due in part to the late cancer diagnosis which determines the use of less effective therapeutic options. Results from our study justify the need for promoting lung cancer early detection strategies and the harmonization of the best practice in lung cancer management and treatment.