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Pancoast tumor secondary prevention
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Pancoast tumor is a subtype of lung cancer localized to the lung apex. Secondary prevention for lung cancer consists of smoking cessation and screening. Secondary chemoprevention focuses on blocking the development of lung cancer in individuals in whom a precancerous lesion has been detected.
Secondary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
- Pancoast tumor is a subtype of lung cancer localized to the lung apex. Secondary prevention for lung cancer consists of smoking cessation and screening.[1][2][3]
- To view the screening of lung cancer, click here.
- Secondary chemoprevention focuses on blocking the development of lung cancer in individuals in whom a precancerous lesion has been detected. It still remains experimental.
References
References
- ↑ Barnard RJ (2004). “Prevention of Cancer Through Lifestyle Changes”. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 1 (3): 233–239. doi:10.1093/ecam/neh036. PMC 538507. PMID 15841256.
- ↑ Vineis, P (Feb 2007). “Lung cancers attributable to environmental tobacco smoke and air pollution in non-smokers in different European countries: a prospective study”. Environmental Health. BioMed Central. 6: 7. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-7. PMID 17302981. Retrieved 2007-08-11. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (help) - ↑ Gray, N (Feb 2003). “A global approach to tobacco policy”. Lung Cancer. BioMed Central. 39 (2): 113&ndash, 117. PMID 12581561.
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