The researchers studied 133 patients treated for NSCLC spinal metastases between 2010 and 2014. The study divided patients into two groups based on whether they underwent spinal surgery. They assessed quality of life with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General questionnaire.
Here are four observations:
1. Of the patients, 86 survived for nine months and were assessed at one month, three months, six months and nine months post-diagnosis.
2. The patients who received surgery reported higher total, physical well-being, emotional well-being and functional well-being quality-of-life scores at all assessments, compared to the non-surgery group.
3. The surgery group also experienced longer survival than the non-surgery group.
4. The researchers concluded surgery improves the quality of life of patients with NSCLC spinal metastases over a nine-month assessment period.
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