Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate characteristics in lung cancer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Among 966 lung cancer patients admitted to our division over a period of 24 years, 73 patients were diagnosed as having COPD. There were 68 (93.2%) men and 5 women; of the tumors 43 (58.9%) were squamous cell carcinomas. Although 41 (56.2%) patients had stage IA-IIIA, only 11 (15.1%) had surgery. Coexistence of COPD was proved to be a prognostic factor (p=0.0451). Adequate palliative care to provide quality survival would be the primary goal of therapy for lung cancer patients with COPD.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / epidemiology*
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Adenocarcinoma / mortality
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Adenocarcinoma / therapy
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Carcinoma, Large Cell / epidemiology
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Carcinoma, Large Cell / mortality
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Carcinoma, Large Cell / therapy
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Carcinoma, Small Cell / epidemiology
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Carcinoma, Small Cell / mortality
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Carcinoma, Small Cell / therapy
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / epidemiology*
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / mortality
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Comorbidity
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Female
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Humans
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Japan / epidemiology
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Life Tables
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Lung Diseases, Obstructive / epidemiology*
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Lung Neoplasms / epidemiology*
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Lung Neoplasms / mortality
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Lung Neoplasms / therapy
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Staging
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Palliative Care
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Prognosis
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Proportional Hazards Models
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Quality of Life
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Retrospective Studies
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Survival Analysis