Lung cancer in COPD patients on home oxygen-therapy

Conclusions: COPDHO had an elevated risk of LC with annual incidences of up to39 cases/1,000 pts/year. In our study, the presence of emphysema on CT was not associated with the occurrence of LC.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 7, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Garcia Garcia, M. d. C., Hernandez Borge, J., Antona Rodriguez, M. J., Mateos Caballero, L., Pires Goncalves, P., Asschert Agüero, I., Gutierrez Lara, J. A., Marquez Perez, F. L. Tags: 11.1 Lung Cancer Source Type: research