Incidence of cancer in patients with IPF.A retrospective multicenter study
Conclusions: Our epidemiologic data validates previously published results and identifies IPF as a risk factor for different types of cancer development irrespective of disease severity. Further studies are warranted to support this notion.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tzouvelekis, A., Kolilekas, L., Bouros, E., Karampitsakos, T., Tzilas, V., Gaga, A., Koulouris, N., Bouros, D., Tringidou, R. Tags: Clinical Problems Others Source Type: research
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