Quantitative Imaging Markers of Lung Function in a Smoking Population Distinguish COPD Subgroups with Differential Lung Cancer Risk.

Christine M LuskAngela S WenzlaffDonovan WatzaJessica C SierenNatasha RobinetteGarrett WalworthMichael PetrichChristine Neslund-DudasMichael J FlynnThomas SongDavid SpizarnyMichael J SimoffAyman O SoubaniShirish GadgeelAnn G Schwartz

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2019)

Combining clinical (spirometry) and radiologic (qCT) measures of COPD defines a spectrum of lung disease that predicts lung cancer risk differentially among patient clusters.

Keyphrases

lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
high resolution
air pollution
case report
smoking cessation
mass spectrometry
photodynamic therapy