Search for dissertations about: "lung neoplasms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words lung neoplasms.

2. 1. Factors influencing management and outcome in non-small cell lung cancer : the role of socioeconomic status, age, geographic region of origin and aspects of quality of life

   Author : Linda Willén; Stefan Bergström; Michael Bergqvist; Mats Lambe; Roger Henriksson; Bjørn Henning Grønberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lung neoplasms; NSCLC; Sweden; socioeconomic factors; educational level; aged; elderly; immigration; depressive disorder; dysthymic disorder; anxiety; suicide; survival; registries; Oncology; onkologi;

   Abstract : Yearly, 4,200 individuals in Sweden are diagnosed with lung cancer, of which 85 % are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aims of this thesis were to investigate aspects of equality of care and outcomes in patients with NSCLC and to examine indicators of quality of life. READ MORE

4. 2. Morbidity and childbirth in myeloproliferative neoplasms

   Author : Anna Ravn Landtblom; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a family of chronic hematologic cancers, characterized by excess proliferation of myeloid cell lineages, or fibrosis of the bone marrow. Patients with MPN generally have a long expected survival. To elucidate morbidities during the disease course, e.g. READ MORE

5. 3. Familial risks for cancer with reference to lung cancer

   Author : Xinjun Li; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Familial cancer; population-based; hereditary factors; familial risk; lung neoplasms.;

   Abstract : Familial aggregation of cancer may be due either to environmental factors shared by family members, or to shared genes. Familial clustering has been an avenue to the understanding of the etiology of cancer and has been a basis for clinical decisions and counseling, as well as guiding the identification of cancer-related genes. READ MORE

6. 4. Mortality and morbidity in lead smelter workers with concomitant exposure to arsenic

   Author : Nils-Göran Lundström; Lars Gerhardsson; Peter Westerholm; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Copper-lead smelter; lung cancer; lead exposure; arsenic exposure; Environmental medicine; Miljömedicin;

   Abstract : Arsenic is a well-known lung carcinogen in humans. In 2006, IARC upgraded inorganic lead as a possible human carcinogen (2A). READ MORE

7. 5. Malignancies associated with gynecological cancer : epidemiological and etiological aspects

   Author : Kjell Bergfeldt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Neoplasms; second primary; ovarian cancer; breast cancer.;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to analyze the incidence and risk of second primary malignancies (SPM) in a Swedish cohort of gynecological cancer patients, to explore suggested risk factors associated with second primary malignancies in ovarian cancer patients, and to evaluate the risk of ovarian cancer in a cohort of breast cancer patients in relation to family history of breast or ovarian cancer. Incidence of second primary malignancies in 15,200 gynecologicaI cancer patients were investigated in a register-based study and compared to age- and calendar-specific incidence for women in the general population. READ MORE