Increased lung cancer risk and associated risk factors in tuberculosis survivors: A Korean population-based study.
Seong Mi MoonHayoung ChoiSang Hyuk KimHyung Koo KangDong Won ParkJin Hyung JungKyung Do HanDong Wook ShinHyun Jee LeePublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
Previous TB infection is an independent risk factor independent of smoking status or amount and COPD. Closer monitoring of TB survivors, especially heavy smokers or those with COPD, is needed for early lung cancer diagnosis.