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Hyperfrequency of pulmonary cancer in a population of 415 patients treated for laryngeal cancer
Author(s) -
Christensen PerHenrik,
Joergensen Karsten,
Munk Jens,
Oesterlind Anne
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198705000-00015
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , cancer registry , danish , pulmonary function testing , lung cancer , population , pulmonary cancer , environmental health , philosophy , linguistics
Four hundred fifteen patients with laryngeal cancer were treated mainly by primary irradiation from 1965 to 1983, at the Radium Centre of Odense. By December 31, 1983, a total of 32 patients had developed pulmonary cancer. The Danish Cancer Registry calculated the expected number of pulmonary cancer in a population of the same composition from the same period of time and the same geographical locale. A statistically significant hyperfrequency of pulmonary cancer among males was found, most pronounced among supraglottic cases: 6.73. Furthermore, a cumulative estimation of the risk of developing pulmonary cancer as a function of follow‐up revealed a risk of 26% during the first 14 years of follow‐up. The only effective way to solve the problem is to stop smoking.