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P1.08 - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 460)
- Event: WCLC 2016
- Type: Poster Presenters Present
- Track: Surgery
- Presentations: 1
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- Coordinates: 12/05/2016, 14:30 - 15:45, Hall B (Poster Area)
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P1.08-030 - Female Lung Cancer and Our Five Year Experience (ID 4627)
14:30 - 14:30 | Author(s): D. Xhemalaj
- Abstract
Background:
Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. The incidence of lung cancer in females is increasing, in contrast to that seen in males. However, according to a lot of publications, lung cancer is almost six times more frequent in men than in women. The literature shows clearly that lung cancer in women differs from that in men in several aspects and environmental factors and lifestyle plays an important role in the female lung carcinogenesis. The objectives of this study were to evaluate clinic-morphologic features of lung cancer in women and the role of the surgery in their treatment.
Methods:
This was a descriptive retrospective study, conducted for five years. We analyzed all patients hospitalized diagnosed and treated for lung cancer and using Pearson Chi-Square test.
Results:
The ratio men to women for patients diagnosed with lung cancer was 8 to1.The most common histotype was Adenocarcinoma 76%, Squamous cell carcinoma 11%, Small cell carcinoma 5%, others 8%.The average age was 57.5 with SD±12 years. 6% of females were in I stage, 22% of them were in II stage, 15% of them were in IIIA stage, 10% of them in IIIB stage and 47% in IV stage. Only 9% of our patients were smokers. Dyspnea was the main clinical sign, found in 67% of women. The standardized incidence of female lung cancer patients was 5/100.000. The surgery was performed in 20% of them meanwhile in men it was performed in 12.5% of cases.
Conclusion:
Most of women diagnosed with lung cancer were in advanced stages. Adenocarcinoma is the common histotype. This study shows that lung cancer in female is eight time less frequent in women than in men. Since the ratio men to women regarding to being operable is in the favor of women because they are diagnosed earlier comparing to men, women are more subject of surgery. Because the clinical signs of lung cancer are far from being specific, a substantial portion of lung cancer cases and deaths could be prevented by applying effective prevention measures, such as tobacco control and the use of early detection tests.
