Premium
Risk of cancer incidence in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A nationwide cohort study
Author(s) -
Lee Hong Yeul,
Lee Jinwoo,
Lee ChangHoon,
Han Kyungdo,
Choi Sun Mi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.13911
Subject(s) - medicine , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , incidence (geometry) , lung cancer , cohort , pulmonary fibrosis , cohort study , cancer , oncology , fibrosis , lung , physics , optics
This study revealed that patients with IPF have a higher cancer incidence risk than matched controls without IPF. Physicians should be aware of this risk when treating patients with IPF.