The methylation statuses of SLIT1, SLIT2, SLIT3 genes were analyzed in bronchial washing, bronchial biopsy, sputum, tumor and matched normal tissues, or plasma samples obtained from a total of 208 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and 121 cancer-free patients to understand the feasibility of the genes as biomarkers for early detection and survival prediction of NSCLC. This evidence concerns the gene SLIT3 and non-small cell lung carcinoma.