The ‘Liaisons dangereuses’ Between Lung Cancer and Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Focus on Acute Exacerbation
Umberto Zanini, Paola Faverio, Valentina Bonfanti, Maria Falzone, Diego Cortinovis, Stefano Arcangeli, Francesco Petrella, Giovanni Ferrara, Marco Mura, Fabrizio Luppi · 2024
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Zanini and co-authors review the dangerous overlap between lung cancer and interstitial lung diseases, conditions that scar the lung tissue. People with these lung diseases are about five times more likely to develop lung cancer, and the combination lowers survival. Worse, the very procedures used to diagnose and treat the cancer can trigger a sudden flare of the lung disease.
The review weighs the risks of bronchoscopy, surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation in this group, noting that some options, such as particle beam therapy, may be gentler. Ablation techniques offer hope for patients unfit for surgery. The authors stress careful, team-based planning tuned to each patient.
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| CREATOR | Umberto Zanini, Paola Faverio, Valentina Bonfanti, Maria Falzone, Diego Cortinovis, Stefano Arcangeli, Francesco Petrella, Giovanni Ferrara, Marco Mura, Fabrizio Luppi |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |