Article
Lung cancer - a comorbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi - 1 Jan 2000
Roca M, Roca Iulia-Cristina, Mihăescu T
Abstract excerpt
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an important public health challenge, representing the fourth leading cause of death in the world. A very important characteristic of COPD is represented by the coexistence of comorbidities. Lung cancer, a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, is also a frequent comorbidity in COPD. Cigarette smoking represents the best-known risk factor in...
Topics
- Comorbidity
- Emphysema
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Global Health
- Humans
- Incidence
- Inflammation
- Lung Neoplasms
- Meta-Analysis as Topic
- Oxidative Stress