Differences in clinical presentation of non-small cell lung cancer in never-smokers versus smokers.

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Published in J Thorac Dis on December 01, 2013

Authors

Joo Young Lee1, Im Ii Na2, Seung-Hun Jang3, Yong Il Hwang3, Du Hwan Choe4, Cheol Hyeon Kim5, Heejong Baek6

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea;
2: Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea;
3: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea;
4: Department of Radiology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
5: Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
6: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.

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