Importance The National Cancer Database (NCDB), a joint quality improvement initiative of
the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the American Cancer …

Background A previous pooled analysis of the STARS and ROSEL trials showed higher
survival after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) than with surgery for operable early …

Objective Stereotactic body radiation therapy is the preferred treatment modality for patients
with inoperable early-stage non–small cell lung cancer. However, comparative outcomes …

Purpose The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) produced an evidence-
based guideline on treatment with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for patients with …

The extraordinary demands of managing the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world's
ability to care for patients with thoracic malignancies. As a hospital's COVID-19 population …

Purpose As no completed randomized trials of surgery versus stereotactic ablative radiation
therapy (SABR) in patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer are available …

Background: Lung cancer screening (LCS) has the potential to reduce the risk of lung
cancer death in healthy individuals, but the impact of coexisting chronic illnesses on LCS …

Purpose To compare survival rates of thermal ablation and stereotactic radiation therapy
(SRT) for stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Materials and Methods In this …

Background Advances in early diagnosis and curative treatment have reduced high mortality
rates associated with non‐small cell lung cancer. However, racial disparity in survival …

Background Clinical decision-making for patients with stage I lung cancer is complex. It
involves multiple options [lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, stereotactic body …