242 The influence of age on post-surgical lung cancer recurrence

Introduction
In individuals diagnosed with early-stage NSCLC who underwent curative intent surgery, studies suggests an increased propensity for experiencing recurrences as patients progress in age (1,2).
Method
Patients who had been diagnosed with non-small cell lung carcinoma at the ENH NHS Trust and had undergone curative intent surgery between 2010 to 2019, were systematically reviewed for demographic influence, including patient age, on post surgical recurrence...
Results
We looked at 252 consecutive patients, with 114 [45.24%] females and 138 [54.76%] males. The mean age of this cohort was calculated to be 69.62 years ±8.35 years, ranging from 43 to 91 years. The mean age among patients who experienced lung cancer recurrence was 68.53 years ±8.76076, whilst in patients who did not experience lung cancer recurrence it was 69.97 years ±8.21282. Figure 1 shows the patient age at cancer diagnosis stratified by recurrence status. The age of patients is plotted on...
Conclusion
There was no significant difference in age between recurrence and non-recurrence groups. The data indicates a reduced probability of recurrence in younger age groups...