| Literature DB >> 11115570 |
K Kurishima1, H Satoh, H Ishikawa, Y T Yamashita, T Homma, M Ohtsuka, K Sekizawa.
Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate characteristics in lung cancer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Among 966 lung cancer patients admitted to our division over a period of 24 years, 73 patients were diagnosed as having COPD. There were 68 (93.2%) men and 5 women; of the tumors 43 (58.9%) were squamous cell carcinomas. Although 41 (56.2%) patients had stage IA-IIIA, only 11 (15.1%) had surgery. Coexistence of COPD was proved to be a prognostic factor (p=0.0451). Adequate palliative care to provide quality survival would be the primary goal of therapy for lung cancer patients with COPD.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11115570
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncol Rep ISSN： 1021-335X Impact factor: 3.906