Matthew Smeltzer, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and University Research Professor at the University of Memphis, shared a post on X:
“Now at WCLC25 – Smoking is an important prognostic factor that adds to information provided by anatomical staging. Further exploration of combining smoking status with TNM is planned in the 10th edition IASLC staging.”
Title: The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Staging Project: The Impact of Smoking Status on Lung Cancer Staging in the Ninth Edition of the TNM Classification
Authors: Lawson Eng, William K. Evans, Megan Eisele, Raymond U. Osarogiagbon, Graham W. Warren
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