Sex-specific associations between sleep apnoea and lung cancer risk in patients with COPD: a nationwide prospective cohort studyResearch in context

Summary: Background: COPD is an established risk factor for lung cancer. Sleep apnoea is prevalent in COPD and the inflammation caused by intermittent hypoxaemia may increase this lung cancer risk. Females have more systemic inflammation for a similar apnoea-hypopnoea index than males. Therefore, t...

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Main Authors: Kristiaan Proesmans, Annemarie I. Luik, Lies Lahousse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Europe
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666776225000614
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