Prevalence, symptom burden and under-diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Polish lung cancer screening population: a cohort observational study.
Aleksandra UndrunasPiotr KasprzykAleksandra RajcaKrzysztof KuziemskiWitold RzymanTomasz ZdrojewskiPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Prevalence of COPD in Polish lung cancer screening cohort is significant. The COPD in this group is remarkably under-diagnosed. Most diagnosed COPD cases were in the initial stage of advancement. This early detection of airflow limitation highlights the potential benefits arising from combined oncological-pulmonary screening.NKBBN.