More Frequent Surveillance Following Lung Cancer Resection Is Not Associated With Improved Survival

Objective: To evaluate whether an association exists between the intensity of surveillance following surgical resection for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and survival. Background: Surveillance guidelines following surgical resection of NSCLC vary widely and are based on expert opinion and limited evidence. Methods: A Special Study of the National Cancer Database randomly selected stage I to III NSCLC patients for data reabstraction. For...