Inhaled corticosteroids may prevent lung cancer in asthma patients

Inhaled corticosteroids may prevent lung cancer in asthma patients

BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have chemopreventive effect on lung cancer (LC) development in humans. We investigated the association between the ICS use in asthma patients and the risk of LC. METHODS: We conducted a nationwide, population-based retrospective cohort...

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Main Authors: I-Jen Wang, Wen-Miin Liang, Trong-Neng Wu, Wilfried J.J. Karmaus, Jiin-Chyr Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Asthma
chemopreventive effect
inhaled corticosteroids
lung cancer
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2018;volume=13;issue=3;spage=156;epage=162;aulast=Wang

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http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2018;volume=13;issue=3;spage=156;epage=162;aulast=Wang

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