A new study found that women with breast cancer who have received chemotherapy are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer. Epic Research experts and other physicians commented.
Women with breast cancer who have received chemotherapy are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer, a new study suggests. Epic Research, a health data group based in Delaware, found that women in this category have a 57% higher lung cancer risk than those who received radiation. In comparison to patients who received endocrine therapy, those who have undergone chemo have a 171% increase in lung cancer risk, the study found.
In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, the Epic Research team said the key takeaway from their research is that primary lung cancer is more than twice as prevalent in women who were previously diagnosed with breast cancer — compared to those who did not have it. 'Furthermore, women who had breast cancer and received chemotherapy have the greatest risk of subsequent primary lung cancer,' the researchers wrote.
Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, told Fox News Digital that one cancer can cause a 'higher genetic risk' for others. 'We don't know the exact etiology, but one cancer puts you in a higher genetic risk pool for other cancers, either because of cancer genes that increase the risk of both, or because of a tendency for mutations that is increased in this pool,' he said.
Currently, a large majority of patients with pulmonary nodules are missed on conventional imaging, while less than half of these detected patients receive subsequent guideline-recommended follow up,' he said. Artificial intelligence tools are 'well-positioned' to address these challenges, Manley noted — but EHR integration is 'key to finding those patients at the highest risk.' For more Health articles, visit www.foxnews.com/health.
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