2023
Association of Wildfire Exposure While Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery With Overall Survival
Zhang D, Xi Y, Boffa D, Liu Y, Nogueira L. Association of Wildfire Exposure While Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery With Overall Survival. JAMA Oncology 2023, 9: 1214-1220. PMID: 37498574, PMCID: PMC10375383, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.2144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerOverall survivalWorse overall survivalLung cancerNSCLC surgeryCohort studyHazard ratioSurgical resectionNSCLC resectionLong-term overall survivalNational Cancer DatabaseLung cancer surgeryLymph node involvementCell lung cancerHealth insurance typeHealth hazardsHospital dischargeNode involvementCancer surgeryStudy endTumor sizeCancer DatabaseInsurance typeHigh riskUnexposed individuals
2018
Lack of correlation between short- and long-term performance after lung cancer surgery
Fernandez FG, Kosinski AS, Tong BC, Furnary AP, Feng L, Onaitis M, Boffa D, Wright CD, Cowper P, Jacobs JP, Habib RH, Putnam JB. Lack of correlation between short- and long-term performance after lung cancer surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2018, 157: 1633-1643.e3. PMID: 30635179, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.09.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer surgeryStandardized incidence ratiosCancer surgeryLong-term survivalPerioperative morbidityIncidence ratiosPathologic stage I lung cancerStage I lung cancerThoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery DatabaseI lung cancerPerioperative major morbidityGeneral Thoracic Surgery DatabaseLong-term time pointsSeparate multivariable modelsSafety of surgeryThoracic Surgery DatabaseMajor morbidityOncologic efficacyLung cancerSurgery DatabaseMultivariable modelStudy populationSurgeryMorbidityTime points