Women and lung cancer.
OBJECTIVE
There is expanding evidence that lung cancer has a multitude of sex differences. This article will review these differences and discuss nursing implications for women with lung cancer.


METHODS
Research and journal articles.


CONCLUSIONS
Understanding the sex differences of lung cancer is essential for individualizing care for women with lung cancer.


CONCLUSIONS
Nurses play an integral role throughout the trajectory of illness for women with lung cancer. Understanding the sex differences will help nurses to individualize the care for this population to meet their specific needs.
O'Keeffe
Patricia
P
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Division of Hematology Oncology, Chicago, IL, USA.
Patel
Jyoti
J
D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016387:Women's Health