Pulmonary tuberculosis, isoniazid and cancer

Campbell, Alastair H.; Guilfoyle, P.

doi:10.1016/s0007-0971(70)80002-x

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“…The results from our study add to those from prior reports, 16,20,[25][26][27][28] demonstrating an association between lung cancer and tuberculosis, and this association was related to both squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Four studies, 14,24,25,29 also conducted in China, reported ORs= hazard ratio for lung cancer ranging from 1.3 to 6.1.…”

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confidence: 88%

Risk of Lung Cancer following Nonmalignant Respiratory Conditions among Nonsmoking Women Living in Shenyang, Northeast China

Lee

Guan²,

Yin³

et al. 2009

Journal of Women's Health

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Risk of Lung Cancer following Nonmalignant Respiratory Conditions among Nonsmoking Women Living in Shenyang, Northeast China

Lee

Guan²,

Yin³

et al. 2009

Journal of Women's Health

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“…Sixteen case‐control studies were eventually used for the estimation of TB prevalence in lung cancer patients . All studies reported findings concerning cases of active pulmonary TB complicating lung cancer, verified with biopsy and bacteriological examination.…”

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“…Similar data were reported worldwide. In 1970, Campbell and Guilfoyle reported 92 cases of active TB complicating lung cancer in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia during a 6‐year period (prevalence 2.98%) . Furthermore, in 1979, Solomon et al .…”

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Epidemiology of active tuberculosis in lung cancer patients: a systematic review

Christopoulos¹,

Saif

Sarris

et al. 2014

Clinical Respiratory J

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Objectives: The aim of this review article is to evaluate the available literature concerning the prevalence of active tuberculosis in lung cancer patients. Data Source: MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE and Medscape databases were searched for studies with quantitative data on the interaction between tuberculosis (TB) and lung cancer, published since 1952. We used the Medical Subject Headings' term 'tuberculosis' and the text-word terms 'TB' and 'Mycobacterium infection' , and also, the Medical Subject Headings' terms 'neoplasm' and 'lung neoplasm' , or the text-word term 'lung cancer' . Data Selection: We selected studies with cases verified by bacteriological examinations and biopsies that contained enough data to estimate tuberculosis prevalence. We did not exclude any study on the basis of language. Results: The prevalence of active tuberculosis among lung cancer patients varies depending on spatial and regional factors. Lung cancer patients who are more prone to developing tuberculosis are Asian and Caucasian males, with an average age of 60 years old. The prevalence of tuberculosis is higher in patients with chest X-ray evidence of old tuberculosis and/or history of tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heavy cigarette smoking, increased alcohol consumption, and/or diabetes mellitus. A high mortality rate because of tuberculosis in lung cancer patients was also estimated. Conclusion: Active tuberculosis complicating lung cancer is a significant clinical issue in countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis. However, as the there is a lack of reports from developed countries over the last 20 years, the significance of this interaction in countries with low tuberculosis burden remains controversial.Please cite this paper as: Christopoulos A, Saif MW, Sarris EG and Syrigos KN. Epidemiology of active tuberculosis in lung cancer patients: a systematic review. Clin Respir J 2014; 8: 375-381.

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“…A 1.5-fold excess risk of lung cancer was found in patients with TB as compared to the general population. Cohort studies in Australia (Campbell & Guilfoyle, 1970;Campbell, 1961), Denmark (Clemmesen & Jensen, 1979) and Israel (Steinitz, 1973) (Boice & Fraumeni, 1980;Hammond et al, 1967) or British (Stott et al, 1976) surveys of TB patients, although the numbers of expected cases were not large. A case-control study in Hawaii revealed an 8-fold excess risk of lung cancer in nonsmoking women with a history of TB, but only 4 cases were affected (Hinds et al, 1982 …”

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“…There have been numerous clinical reports of concurrent lung cancer and TB, and of cancers, especially adenocarcinoma and peripheral tumours, arising from TB scars (Auerbach et al, 1979;Bakris et al, 1983). Some epidemiologic investigations (Hinds et al, 1982;Howe et al, 1979;Clemmesen & Jensen, 1979;Campbell & Guilfoyle, 1970;Steinitz, 1965;Campbell, 1961), but not all (Boice & Fraumeni, 1980;Stott et al, 1976;Hammond et al, 1967), have suggested that TB patients are at significantly increased risk of lung cancer, although data on histologic types and smoking habits were often unavailable. In this paper we use information from a population-based case-control study of lung cancer in Shanghai, where lung cancer rates are high and pulmonary TB has been common, in an attempt to clarify the relationship of TB to lung cancer.…”

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