%0 Journal Article %T Editorial on “Long-term survival outcome after postoperative recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer: who is ‘cured’ from postoperative recurrence?” %A Pfannschmidt, Joachim %J Journal of Thoracic Disease %D 2018 %B 2018 %9 %! Editorial on “Long-term survival outcome after postoperative recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer: who is ‘cured’ from postoperative recurrence?” %K %X There is little knowledge or comprehensive research on the outcome of long-term surviving patients after postoperative recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and initially curative surgery for the primary lung cancer. Although in many cancer entities 5-year survival after treatment of primary cancer may result in a cure, in lung cancer patients the risk of late recurrence and second primary lung cancer remains high. %U https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/18506 %V 10 %N 2 %P 610-613 %@ 2077-6624