Long-term outcomes and quality of life should be the future focus of research measuring effectiveness of lung cancer surgery approaches

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Editorial

Rishindra M Reddy. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Feb.

. 2019 Feb;11(2):361-363.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.11.139.

¹ Department of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Intuitive Surgical, Speaker/Consultant, Medtronic, Lung Health Advisory Board, Auris Surgical, Consultant.

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