Standardized incidence ratios of malignant neoplasms among patients with pneumoconiosis.

Published in: Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) (2022)

Compared with the general population, patients with pneumoconiosis had an increased risk of malignant neoplasms of the digestive system in addition to lung cancer. Clinicians should consider testing for digestive system cancers as well as for lung cancers in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
palliative care