Smoking habits in elderly lung cancer patients: still no changes in epidemiology?
Elderly lung cancer patients who attended clinical practice were older than those included in prospective studies. The predominance of men and squamous cell carcinoma is associated with a smoking history. The epidemiological and histological patterns of younger patients have changed, possibly in relation to changes in smoking habits. The translation of these changes to elderly patients will be evidenced in the future. Only prospective epidemiologic studies will determine whether smoking habits are changing epidemiology in elderly lung cancer patients.
We did not find an increase in the markers of oxidation/inflammation studied, after slow i.v. iron administration during hemodialysis session.