Open AccessImpact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on the Mortality of Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer
Author(s) -
Kuang-Ming Liao,
ChaoMing Hung,
ChinChung Shu,
Ho-Sheng Lee,
Yiqun Wei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s328938
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , lung cancer , body mass index , concomitant , diabetes mellitus , comorbidity , population , cancer , heart failure , environmental health , endocrinology
Limited studies have focused on the impact of the coexistence of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study was to examine the impact of COPD on mortality in SCLC patients.