P1-050: Lung cancer in patients under 50 years old

Lung cancer treated surgically in patients <50 years of age.

STUDY OBJECTIVES Some investigators have suggested that lung cancer in young patients has a more aggressive course and a poorer prognosis than lung cancer in older patients. The aim of this study was to determine if the basal characteristics and survival in younger patients with lung cancer undergoing surgical resection differ from those of older patients. DESIGN Retrospective clinical study....

Lung cancer in patients under the age of 40 years

AIM OF THE STUDY In the paper clinical cases of individuals diagnosed with lung cancer below the age of 40 years have been analyzed. MATERIAL AND METHODS THE ANALYSIS INCLUDED: sex, age, clinical symptoms found before and at the moment of diagnosis, character of changes visible in radiological imaging, time that passed from the first symptoms to reporting to a doctor and to establishing a dia...

Appropriateness of colonoscopy indication for colorectal neoplasm detection in patients under 50 years old with hematochezia

Objective: Evaluate the appropriateness of colonoscopy indication for neoplastic lesion detection in patients under age 50 with hematochezia. Methods: Retrospective and cross-sectional study in patients who underwent colonoscopy, from 2002 to 2009. Inclusion criteria included patients with hematochezia over 20 years old. Exclusion criteria were: history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), poly...

[Characteristics of metastatic prostate cancer occurring in patients under 50 years of age].

OBJECTIVE To identify the clinical features, diagnostic approach, and treatment of metastatic prostate cancer in young adult patients. METHODS A retrospective review was made of the clinical histories of patients under 50 years of age diagnosed with prostate cancer at the urology department of the National Institute for Neoplastic Diseases from 1952 to 2005. Demographic characteristics and da...

50 Years Old and Still Alive: Eigenproblems