The pathophysiology of lung cancer refers to the functional changes that cause, result from, or are otherwise associated with the disease. In the case of lung cancer, the changes occur in the lungs.

Our findings suggest that wood smoke, like tobacco smoke, could be involved in lung cancer pathogenesis. Therefore, it is important to consider wood smoke exposure as a possible risk factor for ...

Blood samples were collected in 5-mL lithium heparin-coated tubes from 62 patients with primary lung cancer between March 2003 and July 2004. The diagnosis was established histologically by the ...

Similarly, the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases involves complex interactions across ... Furthermore, with the accelerating aging of the population, the incidence of digestive system ...

pylori eradication therapy related to a chronic atrophic gastritis background Keywords: chronic atrophic gastritis, Helicobacter pylori infection, autoimmune atrophic gastritis, gastric precancerous ...

New aspects of the genetics of cancer pathogenesis, such as DNA methylation, and microRNAs are increasingly recognized as important. Genetic abnormalities found in cancer typically affect two ...

Figure 1 The pathogenesis of cancer anorexia is multifactorial and several factors that influence brain activity, particularly hypothalamic function, may be involved. Figure 2 Peripheral signals reach ...

Researchers studied the cumulative incidence and associated risk factors of keratinocyte carcinomas among patients who are survivors of childhood cancer.

Harry Erba, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at Duke Cancer Institute, chair of the SWOG Leukemia Committee, and co-chair of ...

1Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.