COPD With Lung Cancer Among Older United States Adults: Prevalence, Diagnostic Timeliness, and Association With Earlier Stage Tumors.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common comorbidity among patients with lung cancer, and an important determinant of their outcomes, however, it is commonly underdiagnosed.

Objective

Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of COPD among a cohort of U.S. lung cancer patients, the timing of a COPD diagnosis relative to their lung cancer diagnosis, and the association between an earlier diagnosis of COPD and stage of lung cancer, with consideration of patient sociodemographic modifying factors.

Methods

We conducted an analysis of the Medicare-linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database including patients aged 68+ years who were diagnosed with lung cancer between 2008 to 2017. Exposure: Prevalence of COPD was identified usin

SUBMITTER: Metwally EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363966 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature