September 10, 2025Genel Tıp DergisiOpen Access

Role of Smoking Status on Long-Term Survival in Patients Operated for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Survival outcomes were similar for smokers and never-smokers, with median survival times of 72 and 76 months respectively.
About 30% of the cohort were never-smokers, indicating a significant portion of patients who do not smoke.
Statistical comparisons of age and pulmonary function showed no meaningful differences between the smoker and never-smoker groups.
Smoking status was not an independent risk factor for prognosis, highlighting the complexity of lung cancer outcomes.

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Observational analysis reveals smoking status does not significantly affect survival in NSCLC patients, suggesting other factors may play a role.

Uysal et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Observational analysis reveals smoking status does not significantly affect survival in NSCLC patients, suggesting other factors may play a role.