Article
The epithelial cell and lung cancer: the link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2011
Rooney Claire, Sethi Tariq
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer currently form the basis for an enormous disease burden in the developed world. As a result of changing smoking trends and tobacco use, regrettably, a similar picture is arising rapidly within the developing world. COPD is a recognised risk factor for lung cancer, and a significant proportion of patients diagnosed with lung cancer have COPD. An...
Topics
- Animals
- Carcinoma
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Lung Neoplasms
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
