Prevalence of lung cancer in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review

Background: There are similar risk factors for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. It is recognized that COPD is common in patients with lung cancer. However, the prevalence of lung cancer in the COPD population remains unclear. We performed a systematic...

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Main Authors: Stacey J. Butler, Lauren Ellerton, Roger S. Goldstein, Dina Brooks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine: X
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259014351930003X