RT Journal Article
T1 A consensus statement on the gender perspective in lung cancer.
A1 Isla, D
A1 Majem, M
A1 Viñolas, N
A1 Artal, A
A1 Blasco, A
A1 Felip, E
A1 Garrido, P
A1 Remón, J
A1 Baquedano, M
A1 Borrás, J M
A1 Die Trill, M
A1 García-Campelo, R
A1 Juan, O
A1 León, C
A1 Lianes, P
A1 López-Ríos, F
A1 Molins, L
A1 Planchuelo, M Á
A1 Cobo, M
A1 Paz-Ares, L
A1 Trigo, J M
A1 de Castro, J
K1 EGFR
K1 Gender
K1 Lung cancer
K1 Quality of life
K1 Smoking
AB Lung cancer is the most common cancer globally and has the highest mortality. Although this disease is not associated with a particular gender, its incidence is rising among women, who are diagnosed at an increasingly younger age compared with men. One of the main reasons for this rise is women taking up smoking. However, many non-smoking women also develop this disease. Other risk factors implicated in the differential development of lung cancer in women are genetic predisposition, tumour histology and molecular profile. Proportionally more women than men with lung cancer have a mutation in the EGFR gene. This consensus statement reviews the available evidence about the epidemiological, biological, diagnostic, therapeutic, social and psychological aspects of lung cancer in women.
YR 2016
FD 2016-11-24
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10636
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10636
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 12, 2025