Smoking exposure, loss of forced expiratory volume in one second and the risk of lung cancer among patients with malignant disease who present with cardiac or pulmonary symptoms: a cross-sectional study
Introduction Smokers with airway obstruction are at a higher risk of lung cancer than smokers without airway obstruction. Inflammation plays a key role in lung carcinogenesis. This single-center study prospectively assessed (i) the relationship between smoking exposure and the loss of forced expirat...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
European Publishing
2017-03-01
|
Series: | Tobacco Induced Diseases |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Smoking-exposure-loss-of-forced-expiratory-volume-in-one-second-and-the-risk-of-lung-cancer-among-patients-with-malignant-disease-who-present-with-cardiac-or-pulmonary-symptoms-a-cross-sectional-study,69732,0,2.html |