Are there differences by sex in lung cancer characteristics at diagnosis? -a nationwide study


Por: Ruano-Ravina, A, Provencio, M, de Juan, VC, Carcereny, E, Estival, A, Rodriguez-Abreu, D, Benitez, G, Lopez-Castro, R, Belver, M, Guirado-Risueno, M, Guirao-Rubio, C, Blasco, A, Massuti, B, Ortega, AL, Cobo, M, Mosquera-Martinez, J, de la Rosa, CA, Bosch-Barrera, J, Sanchez-Gastaldo, A, Morillo, ED, Juan, O, Domine, M, Trigo, JM, Corbacho, DP and Oramas, J

Publicada: 1 oct 2021
Resumen:
Background: Lung cancer causes approximately 25% of all cancer deaths. Despite its relevance, few studies have analyzed differences by sex at the time of diagnosis in terms of symptoms, stage, age or smoking status. We aim to assess if there are differences between men and women on these characteristics at diagnosis. Methods: We analyzed the Thoracic Tumour Registry (TTR), sponsored by the Spanish Lung Cancer Group using a case-series design. This is a nationwide registry of lung cancer cases which started recruitment in 2016. For each case included, clinicians fulfilled an electronic record registering demographic data, symptoms, exposure to lung cancer risk factors, and treatment received in detail. We compared men and women using descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 13,590 participants took part in this study, 25.6% women. Women were 4 years younger than men (64 vs. 69), and men had smoked more frequently. Adenocarcinoma was the most frequent histological type in both sexes. Stage IV at diagnosis was 50.8% in women compared to 43.6% in men. Weight loss/anorexia/asthenia was the most frequent symptom in both sexes and there were no differences in the number of symptoms at diagnosis. There were no relevant differences in the frequency or number of symptoms by sex when non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) were analyzed separately. Smoking status did not appear to cause different lung cancer presentation in men compared to women. Conclusions: There seems to be no differences in lung cancer characteristics by sex at the time at diagnosis on stage, specific symptoms or number of symptoms.

Filiaciones:
Ruano-Ravina, A:
 Univ Santiago de Compostela, Dept Prevent Med & Publ Hlth, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

 CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBERESP, Consortium Biomed Res Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Invest Sanitaria Santiago de Compostela IDIS, Hlth Res Inst Santiago de Compostela, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

Provencio, M:
 Puerta Hierro Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

de Juan, VC:
 Puerta Hierro Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

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 Badalona Germans Trias I Pujol Hosp B ARGO Grp, Catalan Inst Oncol, Med Oncol Dept, Barcelona, Spain

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 Badalona Germans Trias I Pujol Hosp B ARGO Grp, Catalan Inst Oncol, Med Oncol Dept, Barcelona, Spain

Rodriguez-Abreu, D:
 Hosp Insular Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain

Benitez, G:
 Hosp Insular Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain

Lopez-Castro, R:
 Hosp Clin Univ Valladolid, Secc Oncol Med, Serv Oncol, Valladolid, Spain

Belver, M:
 Hosp Clin Univ Valladolid, Secc Oncol Med, Serv Oncol, Valladolid, Spain

Guirado-Risueno, M:
 Hosp Elche, Elche, Spain

Guirao-Rubio, C:
 Hosp Elche, Elche, Spain

Blasco, A:
 Hosp Gen Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Massuti, B:
 Hosp Univ Gen Alicante, Alicante, Spain

Ortega, AL:
 Complejo Hosp Jaen, Serv Oncol Med, Jaen, Spain

Cobo, M:
 IBIMA, Hosp Univ Reg & Virgen Victoria, Unidad Gest Clin Interctr Oncol Med, Malaga, Spain

Mosquera-Martinez, J:
 Hosp Univ A Coruna, La Coruna, Spain

de la Rosa, CA:
 Clin San Carlos Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

Bosch-Barrera, J:
 Girona Biomed Res Inst IDIBGI, Girona, Spain

 Univ Girona, Med Sch, Dept Med Sci, Girona, Spain

 Hosp Univ Dr Josep Trueta, Catalan Inst Oncol, Med Oncol, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Sanchez-Gastaldo, A:
 Hosp Virgen Rocio, Dept Oncol, Seville, Spain

Morillo, ED:
 Hosp Salamanca, Dept Oncol, Slamanca, Spain

Juan, O:
 Hosp Univ & Politecn La Fe, Serv Oncol Med, Valencia, Spain

Domine, M:
 Hosp Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain

Trigo, JM:
 Hosp Univ Virgen Victoria, Serv Oncol Med, Malaga, Spain

 Hosp Univ Virgen Victoria, Unidad Fases 1, Malaga, Spain

Corbacho, DP:
 Hosp Univ Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain

Oramas, J:
 Hosp Univ Canarias, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain
ISSN: 22264477





Translational Lung Cancer Research
Editorial
Society for Translational Medicine (STM), FLAT-RM C 16F, KINGS WING PLAZA 1, NO 3 KWAN ST, SHATIN, HONG KONG 00000, PEOPLES R CHINA, Hong Kong
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 10 Número: 10
Páginas: 3902-3911
WOS Id: 000718295000005
ID de PubMed: 34858780
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