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. 2006 Nov;42(11):594-9.
doi: 10.1016/s1579-2129(06)60593-4.

[Epidemiology of lung cancer in Spain and forecast for the future]

[Article in Spanish]
Ignacio Sánchez Hernández  1 , José Luis Izquierdo Alonso, Carlos Almonacid Sánchez
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[Epidemiology of lung cancer in Spain and forecast for the future]

[Article in Spanish]
Ignacio Sánchez Hernández et al. Arch Bronconeumol. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

Lung cancer, a steadily growing problem, ranks as the first cause of tumor-related deaths in developed countries. The relation between lung cancer and smoking makes it a potentially avoidable disease. Found mainly in men, it has made alarming gains among women. The main prognostic factor is the possibility of receiving curative surgery; however, in real practice the diagnosis usually comes when the disease has reached an advanced stage, when only 20% can be treated surgically. Nonsurgical treatments based on chemo- and radiotherapy have not advanced appreciably in recent years, and 5-year survival is poor, estimated at only around 7% to 12% in Spain. Attempts must be made to improve preventive measures and early diagnosis in order to improve the prognosis for lung cancer patients.

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