THE EFFECT OF SURGICAL TREATMENT ON SURVIVAL IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS WITH STAGE I SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of our study is to investigate the effects of early stagesurgical treatment on the survival of the geriatric patient group in small cell lungcancer.Materials and Method: Patients over 65 years of age with a diagnosis of stageI small cell lung cancer were included. The patients included in the study weredivided into three groups. 1. The surgical group 2. Non-surgical group 3. Untreatedgroup. Overall survival and lung cancer-specific survival were evaluated amongthese 3 groups.Results: A total of 1248 patients were included in the study. 28.9% of thepatients did not receive any treatments, 47.2% of the patients received non-surgicaltreatment and 23.9% of the patients received surgical treatment. The 5-year overallsurvival rates of the untreated group, non-surgical group and surgical group were7%, 10% and 32%, respectively (p