Lung Cancer in India-Part IBehera, D.Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences
Lung cancer in India—a perspective 来自 NCBI 喜欢 0 阅读量: 19 作者: D Behera 摘要: The epidemiology, aetiopathogenesis, diagnostic methods and management of in India have been reviewed based on the published data from this country. Over the years, the incidence has been increasing and the ...
Lung cancer arises in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small-cell lung cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer, according to the shape of cells under a microscope. The most common symptoms are coughing, shortness of breath and chest pains...
Lung cancer is responsible forsites in Beijing and has been on the increaseabout one million deaths per year at present andfrom year to year8. The annual average crudeit will rise to three millions per year by the yearincidence rate of cancer was 31.3/10 5 in males2010.during 1982-84 ...
Globally, lung cancer in never smokers demonstrates a marked gender bias, occuring more frequently among women. In particular, there is a high proportion of never smokers in Asian women diagnosed with lung cancer. Although smoking-related carcinogens act on both proximal and distal airways inducing ...
(COPD), cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, or bronchiectasis. A lung transplant can also be a treatment option for some people with lung cancer, sarcoidosis, or congenital lung defects. However, the transplant is a complex and risky operation that requires a ...
Lung cancer is one of the commonest malignant neoplasms all over the world. It accounts for more cancer deaths than any other cancer. It is increasingly being recognized in India. We did a systematic review of the published studies on epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in Ind...
Background: Lung cancer has been found to be the second commonest cancer according to a hospital-based data from Kashmir, India. However, no incidence studies are available. Objective: To ascertain the incidence of lung cancer in Kashmir. Materials a
Biological response modifiers improve the body's ability to fight cancer by Immunostimulation. Although a century has passed since the first attempt was made to stimulate the host Immune system against cancer, only the past decade has witnessed the scientific use of biological response modifiers. Rec...
J. Natl Cancer Inst. 98, 691–699 (2006). The authors correct an important clinical perception, namely that the lung cancer death rate is not higher in female than in male never smokers and shows little evidence of having increased over time in the absence of smoking. Factors that affect ...