Abstract
Although a well-established risk factor for lung cancer, the impact of smoking on the survival of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is not well known. We performed a retrospective analysis of the Veteran's Affairs Comprehensive Cancer Registry of NSCLC patients. Smoking status was categorized as never smoker, past smoker and current smoker based on self-reported history. Multivariate analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of smoking on overall survival (OS) from NSCLC. The study population (n = 61,440) comprised predominantly of males (98 %) and Caucasians (81 %). The median age at diagnosis was 68 years (range 22-108 years). Current smokers were diagnosed with NSCLC at a younger age (65 years) compared to never smokers (71 years) and past smokers (72 years) (p
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Medical Oncology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Cancer Research