Impact of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on recurrence after surgical treatment for stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer.

Myung Jin SongDae Jun KimHyo Chae PaikSukki ChoKwhanmien KimSanghoon JheonSang Hoon LeeJong Sun Park

Published in: PloS one (2020)

IPF may increase the risk of recurrence after curative surgical treatment for NSCLC. Close surveillance for recurrence is mandatory for patients with underlying IPF.

Keyphrases

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
small cell lung cancer
interstitial lung disease
public health
advanced non small cell lung cancer
rectal cancer
free survival
prognostic factors
rheumatoid arthritis