Lung Cancer
New Findings Reported from A.I.L. Lo and Co-Authors Describe Advances in Lung Cancer
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, July 5th, 2011
2011 JUL 5 -- According to the authors of recent research from Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, "Smokers with silicosis are at increased risk of lung cancer. To evaluate the feasibility of using autofluorescence bronchoscopy after sputum examination for early detection of large airway lung cancer and factors associated with the presence of cancerous and precancerous lesions among smokers with silicosis."
"Subjects at the pneumoconiosis clinic were recruited if they fulfilled the following criteria: 1) age >= 40 years, 2) smoking history of >= 20 pack-years and 3) confirmed diagnosis of silicosis. Sputum specimens were collected for...
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