Lung Cancer Clinical Outcomes Publication 2019

Reports | Published: 09 Jan 2020

This audit report forms the sixth lung cancer clinical outcomes publication. Data from 27 surgical units in England, performing thoracic surgery between 1 January and 31 December 2017.

Some key findings from the report:

  • The number of lung cancer operations performed has risen by 5.4% between 2016 and
    2017 to 6,684.
  • Survival at 30 days and at 1 year is high at 98.1% and 88.7% respectively. This was
    maintained despite the increase in activity this year.
  • National resection rates continue to rise, however, there are major differences in unit resection rates, with some units more than twice as likely to operate on cancer patients than others.

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Lung Cancer Clinical Outcomes Publication 2019