Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of Lung Cancer in Korea: A Pilot Study of Data from the Korean Nationwide Lung Cancer Registry.
Ho Cheol KimChi Young JungDeog Gon ChoJae Hyun JeonJeong Eun LeeJin Seok AhnSeung Joon KimYeongdae KimYoung Chul KimJung Eun KimBoram LeeYoung Joo WonChang-Min ChoiPublished in: Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases (2018)
Lung cancer in Korea occurs predominantly in elderly patients, with adenocarcinoma being the most frequent subtype. The prognosis was poorer in ever-smokers and older, malnourished, and untreated patients with advanced lung cancer.