Increase in second primary lung cancers in a nation-wide cohort study from Sweden
Although SPLCs are still rare, their number is increasing rapidly and the relative risks compared with first lung cancer are substantial, qualifying selected groups of high-risk patients, such as patients with early onset adenocarcinoma for early detection by CT screening when/if such tests become available.
Authors
- R. Kaaks
- Akseli Hemminki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7103-8530)
- Frantisek Zitricky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7600-7143)
- A Försti
- Kari Hemminki
- Kristina Sundquist
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Malmö University (SE)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Stanford Health Care (US)
- Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (DE)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Thorax
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2025-223426
- Primary Topic
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00