Cancer development in patients with COPD: a retrospective analysis of the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort in Korea

Cancer development in patients with COPD: a retrospective analysis of the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort in Korea

Abstract Background COPD is a well-known risk factor for lung cancer, independent of smoking behavior. By investigating the retrospective National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC) in Korea, this study attempted to prove the hypothesis that COPD is a risk factor for major ca...

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Main Authors: Song Vogue Ahn, Eunyoung Lee, Bumhee Park, Jin Hee Jung, Ji Eun Park, Seung Soo Sheen, Kwang Joo Park, Sung Chul Hwang, Jae Bum Park, Hae-Sim Park, Joo Hun Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
COPD
Cancer
Smoking
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01194-8

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