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Ann Thorac Surg 2012;94:1847. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.022
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Original Articles: General Thoracic

Invited Commentary

David R. Jones, MD

Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, PO Box 800679, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0679

(Email: djones@virginia.edu).

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This article from St. Julien and colleagues [1] at Vanderbilt University continues the conversation regarding the impact of obesity on the surgical care of patients with thoracic malignancies. Obesity and lung cancer are two epidemics that are increasingly appreciated as significant threats to length and quality of life. Interestingly, and in contrast to its relationship with other solid tumor malignancies, obesity does not appear to predispose patients to lung cancer. The authors used the Society of Thoracic Surgeon's (STS) General Thoracic . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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