Prior treated tuberculosis and mortality risk in lung cancer

BackgroundLung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide, and tuberculosis (TB) is a common pre-existing disease. However, there is scarce literature studying the mortality risk in patients with prior TB and subsequent lung cancer.MethodsWe recruited lung cancer patients from the...

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Main Authors: Kuang-Ming Liao, Chung-Shu Lee, Yu-Cih Wu, Chin-Chung Shu, Chung-Han Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1121257/full