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Common pathogenic mechanisms and pathways in the development of COPD and lung cancer.
Expert opinion on therapeutic targets - 1 Apr 2011
Yang Ian A, Relan Vandana, Wright Casey M, Davidson Morgan R, Sriram Krishna B, Savarimuthu Francis Santiyagu M, Clarke Belinda E, Duhig Edwina E, Bowman Rayleen V, Fong Kwun M
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INTRODUCTION: Lung cancer and COPD commonly coexist in smokers, and the presence of COPD increases the risk of developing lung cancer. In addition to smoking cessation and preventing smoking initiation, understanding the shared mechanisms of these smoking-related lung diseases is critical, in order to develop new methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer and COPD. AREAS COVERED: This review...
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