Clinical characteristics and risk factors for lung cancer in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Wendi Zhou,
Jiamin Lin,
Yalin Xie
et al.
Abstract:Lung cancer (LC) and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are significant respiratory diseases with major impacts on public health. LC is the foremost cause of cancer-related mortality in China, while tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide. The increasing occurrence of LC-PTB comorbidities presents new challenges in clinical management. This study investigated the clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with LC-PTB comorbidity to inform future diagnostic a… Show more
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