Article
[Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2003
Yoshimura Akinobu, Kudoh Syoji
Abstract excerpt
It is widely known that patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are frequently associated with lung cancer. Although a complication with lung cancer is an important prognostic factor for IPF, standard treatments for lung cancer cannot be given because of IPF. Especially, the administration of many anticancer agents is limited by a complication with IPF, which is recognized as a risk factor for the...
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