Hyperfrequency of pulmonary cancer in a population of 415 patients treated for laryngeal cancer
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- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The Laryngoscope
- Vol. 97 (5), 612-614
- https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-198705000-00015
Abstract
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.Keywords
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