New data for venous thromboembolism in patients with small cell lung cancer: A review
- Δημιουργηθηκε στις Πέμπτη, 18 Ιανουαρίου 2018 07:43
Lung cancer is the most common cancer in men and the third most common in women, worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 1,590,000 deaths worldwide due to lung cancer, annually. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both sexes in the United States of America (USA), following prostate cancer in males and breast cancer in women. In the past, small cell made up 17.3% of new cases of lung cancer; however, incidence has decreased in recent years. It now accounts for about 13% of new cases.