Smoking habits are an independent prognostic factor in patients with lung cancer

Avci N., Hayar M., Altmisdortoglu O., TANRIVERDİ Ö., DELİGÖNÜL A., Ordu C., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, cilt.11, sa.5, ss.579-584, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/crj.12386
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.579-584
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: lung cancer, smoking, pack-years, prognosis, CIGARETTE-SMOKING, TOBACCO SMOKING, PACK-YEARS, CESSATION, DISEASE, RISK, SURVIVAL, COHORT
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

ObjectivesThe role of tobacco in the pathogenesis of lung cancer (LC) has been clearly established. Based on the epidemiological evidence that smoking may influence LC progression, we investigated the idea that smoking behavior could be associated with overall survival (OS) in this group of patients.