Protective effect of height on long-term survival of resectable lung cancer: a new feature of the lung cancer paradox.

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Date publication

février 2024

Journal

Thorax

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr FALCOZ Pierre-Emmanuel , Dr PAGES Pierre-Benoit

Tous les auteurs :
Daffré E, Porcher R, Iannelli A, Prieto M, Brouchet L, Falcoz PE, Le Pimpec Barthes F, Pages PB, Thomas PA, Dahan M, Alifano M

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38359923

Résumé

Unlike most malignancies, higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer and improved prognosis after surgery. However, it remains controversial whether height, one of determinants of BMI, is associated with survival independently of BMI and other confounders.