[Bronchial carcinoma].
Carcinoma of the lung constitutes 20% of all cancer in men and 11% of all cancer in women. It is the most common cause of death from malignancy in both sexes. The number of patients is increasing every year. In the epidemiology and in the experiment smoking is to be found the real factor in the pathogenesis of lung cancer.
Eckersberger
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Klinischen Abteilung für Herz- und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Wien.
D000818:Animals; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate