Possible overdiagnosis of early-stage lung adenocarcinoma among never-smokers in Taiwan.
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- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Yang SC; Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.; Lai WW; Department of Surgery, An Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan, Taiwan.; Wu TI; Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.; Wang JD; Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.; Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
- Source
- Publisher: European Respiratory Society Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101671641 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2312-0541 (Print) Linking ISSN: 23120541 NLM ISO Abbreviation: ERJ Open Res Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2312-0541
10-year survival for never-smokers with >1 cm but ≤3 cm AIS/BAC/MIA was not inferior to that of the matched referents, pointing to possible overdiagnosis. Clinicians might consider adhering to Lung-RADS and watchful waiting for these non-solid nodules. https://bit.ly/41U6kxs.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: The authors have no personal conflicts of interest to disclose.
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