Missed lung cancer: when, where, and why?

LariciL ung cancer accounts for 1.59 million deaths per year worldwide (1).It has one of the poorest survival outcomes of all cancers, with over two-thirds of patients diagnosed at an advanced stage, when curative treatment is no longer feasible.Early diagnosis of lung cancer is the main goal to improve survival.Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at an operable stage have higher survival rates than those presenting with metastatic...