BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and lung cancer (LC) have similar clinical symptoms and atypical imaging findings which are easily misdiagnosed. There is an urgent need for a noninvasive, rapid and accurate biomarker for distinguishing LC from TB.
METHODS:
Lung cancer are malignant tumors with high incidence and mortality rates, and a 5-year survival rate that depends on the stage at the time of diagnosis. Screening methods for lung cancer are becoming increasingly diverse, but existing approaches lack sensitivity or specificity for early lesions, ...