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  P3.08 - Poster Session/ Thymoma, Mesothelioma and Other Thoracic Malignancies (ID 226)

  • Event: WCLC 2015
  • Type: Poster
  • Track: Thymoma, Mesothelioma and Other Thoracic Malignancies
  • Presentations: 1
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  • Coordinates: 9/09/2015, 09:30 - 17:00, Exhibit Hall (Hall B+C)

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    P3.08-026 - Various Clinical Features in Lung Cancer, Dharmais National Cancer Hospital (NCH), Jakarta (ID 508)

    09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): P.S. Rahayu
    • Abstract

    Background:
    Lungs are the respiratory system that resides in the bottom of the chest cavity adjacent to the heart and mediastinum. Based on Jakarta Population-Based Cancer Registry 2005-2007, the incidence of lung cancer is ranked first in men and fourth in women. The frequency of lung cancer in Dharmais 1993-2007 is 4.29 % ranks third of all cancer incidence.
    
    Methods:
    Cross-sectional study began in 1993-2007. Inclusion criteria are patients newly diagnosed of lung cancer microscopically, inside or outside Dharmais. Classification using the WHO-ICD-O3. Determination of the sample with a precision formula with a total sample is 231.
    
    Results:
    Distribution by gender, 79.65% in males and 20.35% in women, higher in the age group above 59 years (52.72% male and 53.19% female).
    
    Conclusion:
    There are 14 variations of the main clinical features in men and 13 in women . The most common clinical picture of both men and women are cough, pain, and shortness of breath.