Quality of life of geriatric patients after surgery. VII. Lung tumors

: After reviewing the literature on this subject, the authors examine the results of a five-year follow-up in all patients undergoing lung cancer surgery. The results obtained showed that old-age patients (third age) are more numerous than geriatric (fourth age) patients, and males are more frequently affected than females. The most frequent localisation in the series examined was the upper right lobe and the majority of these patients underwent lobectomy, the form of surgery that produced the best results (30.3% alive and well with a Karnofski index as high as 90 in some cases). The authors conclude that when the patient's conditions allow, surgery is advisable in lung cancer in an attempt to improve the patient's quality of life.