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An increased risk of lung cancer in combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema patients with usual interstitial pneumonia compared with patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis alone: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Qianqian ChenPing LiuHong ZhouHui KongWei-Ping Xie
Published in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease (2022)
Our systematic review and meta-analysis indicated a significantly higher prevalence of lung cancer in CPFE patients with UIP than in patients with IPF alone.The reviews of this paper are available via the supplemental material section.
Keyphrases
  • idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • pulmonary fibrosis
  • interstitial lung disease
  • risk factors
  • systematic review
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • randomized controlled trial
  • cystic fibrosis
  • intensive care unit