Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Evaluates smoking metrics predicting overall survival and lung cancer-specific survival in lung cancer patients, suggesting practical applications for clinical use.
Logcig-years best modelled the relationship between smoking exposure and OS as well as LCSS, and had consistent associations across clinicodemographic subgroups. Logcig-years should be considered in clinical and research applications for quantifying smoking exposure in lung cancer.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Lam et al. (2026) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: