Sara Pimenta

Apr 19, 2023 | mdpi.com | Pedro Machado |Sara Pimenta |ANA GARCÍA |Ana Garcia |Tiago Sanches Nogueira

1. IntroductionLung malignancy accounts for more than 11% of global cancer incidence and is the major cause of cancer-related death, with an estimate of 1.8 million deaths in 2020 [1]. Surgical resection is the therapeutic option that offers the best prognosis to lung cancer patients, with overall survival rates of 74% and 62% at 3 and 5 years after surgery, respectively [2].