RT Book, Section
A1 Cohen, Daniel M.
A1 Jaklitsch, Michael T.
A2 Sugarbaker, David J.
A2 Bueno, Raphael
A2 Colson, Yolonda L.
A2 Jaklitsch, Michael T.
A2 Krasna, Mark J.
A2 Mentzer, Steven J.
A2 Williams, Marcia
A2 Adams, Ann
SR Print(0)
ID 1105842953
T1 Management of Hemoptysis in Lung Cancer
T2 Adult Chest Surgery, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178189-3
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105842953
RD 2024/04/19
AB Lung  cancer  is  a  silent  killer.  Symptoms  are  present  in  only  approximately  40%  of  patients  in  a  population  screened  for  lung  cancer  who  have  radiographic  changes.1  Even  in  those  patients  with  symptoms,  these  are  usually  nonspecific,  and  clues  to  the  existence  of  an  underlying  lung  cancer  may  be  gleaned  only  from  the  patient's  history.  A  history  of  long-standing  cigarette  smoking,  age  greater  than  40  years,  significant  weight  loss,  and  a  chronic  cough  are  clinical  pointers  worth  noting.