Sara Nofal, Jiangong Niu, Paul Resong, Jeff Jin, Kelly W Merriman, Xiuning Le, Hormuzd Katki, John Heymach, Mara B Antonoff, Edwin Ostrin, Jia Wu, Jianjun Zhang, Iakovos Toumazis
BACKGROUND: Personal history of cancer is an independent risk factor for lung cancer but is omitted from existing lung cancer screening eligibility criteria. In this study, we assess the lung cancer risk among cancer survivors and discuss potential implications for screening. METHODS: This was a retrospective, secondary analysis of data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry and the MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC). We estimated the standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for lung cancer by site of first primary cancer using data from SEER...
March 2024: Cancer Medicine