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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Cancer: Common Pathogenesis, Shared Clinical Challenges
1 May 2012
Abstract excerpt
Environmental inhaled noxious particles have been known to play a role in several lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer, the deadliest malignancy in the world in both sexes. Of the known noxious agents, tobacco smoking is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide and is a recognized risk for the development of both diseases. The association between COPD and...
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