Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema have been described as
possible risk factors for lung cancer. We aim to assess the relationship between COPD, …

In recent years, personalized or precision medicine has made effective inroads into the
management of diseases, including respiratory diseases. The route to implementing this …

The aim of the study was to assess the effect of residential radon exposure on the risk of
lung cancer in never-smokers and to ascertain if environmental tobacco smoke modifies the …

Background Targeted screening and treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
substantially reduces the risk of developing active tuberculosis. C-Tb (Statens Serum Institute, …

Background Using a pooled case-control study design, including only never-smokers, we
have assessed the association of residential radon exposure with the subsequent occurrence …

Background and objective The abnormal shortening of telomeres is a mechanism linking
ageing to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) that could be useful in the clinical setting. The …

3. Karami-Djurabi R, Klok FA, Kooiman J, Velthuis SI, Nijkeuter M, Huisman MV. D-dimer
testing in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism and impaired renal function. Am J Med. …

Objectives To analyze the relationship of GSTT1, GSTM1, XRCC1 (rs25487), ERCC1 (rs11615,
rs3212986), ERCC2 (rs13181), XRCC3 (rs861539), OGG1 (rs1052133), and Alpha-1-…

Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess if there is a relationship between residential radon
and lung cancer histological types and patients’ age at diagnosis. Materials and methods: …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of inadequate diagnosis
and factors predictive of this in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD…