Lung cancer - a comorbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Published in: Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi Vol. 116; no. 4; p. 1055
• Main Authors: Roca, M, Roca, Iulia-Cristina, Mihăescu, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Romania 01.10.2012
• Subjects: Comorbidity; Emphysema - complications; Evidence-Based Medicine; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Global Health; Humans; Incidence; Inflammation - blood; Lung Neoplasms - blood; Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology; Lung Neoplasms - etiology; Lung Neoplasms - genetics; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Oxidative Stress; Prevalence; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - blood; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - etiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - genetics; Risk Factors; Romania - epidemiology; Smoking - adverse effects; Romania

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 through...