Cancer of the lung in women.

摘要: A study from Wales of 132 women with cancer the lung admitted consecutively during five years 1964-68, and 13 other submitted to surgery at an earlier period, showed that prognosis for was worse than men. Every woman except one followed up more years. Of in consecutive series only survived years, while five-year survival rate after resection 35 less one-half The cause appears be due some sex-linked factor. It cannot explained by age patient or histology, location, early resectability growth. English, French, American is considered. relative incidence disease men discussed. Sex nationality appear importance, but influence tobacco atmospheric carcinogens obscure.