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Treatment of stage I and II non-small cell lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

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Surgical resection remains the primary and preferred approach to the treatment of stage I and II NSCLC, and mediastinal lymph node sampling at the time of curative intent surgical resection can be performed without increased morbidity.
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This article is published in Chest.The article was published on 2013-05-01. It has received 1180 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pneumonectomy & Lymphadenectomy.

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Non-small cell lung cancer: current treatment and future advances

TL;DR: Current treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy are discussed as well as how biomarker testing has helped improve survival in patients with NSCLC.
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Lung cancer: Biology and treatment options

TL;DR: The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent developments in lung cancer biology and its therapeutic strategies, and discuss the latest treatment advances including therapies currently under clinical investigation.
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Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States

TL;DR: Mortality decreased as volume increased for all 14 types of procedures, but the relative importance of volume varied markedly according to the type of procedure.
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Chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis using updated data on individual patients from 52 randomised clinical trials

TL;DR: The results of this meta-analysis suggest that chemotherapy may have a role in treating non-small cell lung cancer, and reached conventional levels of significance when used with radical radiotherapy and with supportive care.
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Randomized trial of lobectomy versus limited resection for T1 N0 non-small cell lung cancer

TL;DR: Compared with lobectomy, limited pulmonary resection does not confer improved perioperative morbidity, mortality, or late postoperative pulmonary function and lobectomy still must be considered the surgical procedure of choice for patients with peripheral T1 N0 non-small cell lung cancer.
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