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Comparative Study
. 2001 Jan-Feb;8(1):63-5.

Lung cancer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

K Kurishima  1 , H Satoh, H Ishikawa, Y T Yamashita, T Homma, M Ohtsuka, K Sekizawa
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  • PMID: 11115570
Comparative Study

Lung cancer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

K Kurishima et al. Oncol Rep. 2001 Jan-Feb.

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.

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