Lung Cancer and Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Systematic Review

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) represent a heterogeneous group of more than two hundred diseases of either known or unknown etiology with different pathogenesis and prognosis. Lung cancer, which is the major cause of cancer death in the developed countries, is mainly attributed to cigarette smoki...

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Main Authors: Kostas Archontogeorgis, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Evangelia Nena, Demosthenes Bouros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/315918