Abstract:Background: Studies have shown that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are at increased risk of developing second lung cancer. The underlying mechanisms for this increased risk have yet not been identified. Risk factors may differ between histological lung cancer subtypes. However, though relevant to the clarification of the association between the two malignancies, little is known about the lung cancer subtype distribution in CLL patients.
Methods: We investigated the occurrence o… Show more
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