Characteristics of lung cancer among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial lung disease – analysis of institutional and population data

Abstract Background Lung Cancer is occasionally observed in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). We sought to describe the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of lung cancer for patients with IPF and other interstitial lung disease (ILD) using institutional and statewide data re...

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Main Authors: Joo Heung Yoon, Mehdi Nouraie, Xiaoping Chen, Richard H Zou, Jacobo Sellares, Kristen L Veraldi, Jared Chiarchiaro, Kathleen Lindell, David O Wilson, Naftali Kaminski, Timothy Burns, Humberto Trejo Bittar, Samuel Yousem, Kevin Gibson, Daniel J Kass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0899-4