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Lung Cancer
Data on lung cancer detailed by A. Tamura and co-authors
July 8th, 2008
"The aim of this study was to describe the features of lung cancers associated with chronic tuberculous pyothorax. Clinicopathological data from patients with coexisting lung cancer and chronic latent pyothorax caused by tuberculosis (TB) were analysed, and cancer tissue samples were investigated for the presence of Epstein-Barr virus," scientists in Takeoka, Japan report. "Twelve patients were identified, and all had a history of tuberculous pleuritis or surgical intervention for TB. The interval between the onset of TB and lung cancer was more than 30 years in nine patients and the most frequent symptom was chest pain (six patients). All cancers were in the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-08)
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