Is there a difference in the incidence of metastasis at diagnosis of lung cancer between smokers and non smokers?

A. Siribaddana, S. Waidyasekara, K. Senevirathna, K. Dissanayake, M. Pieris (Kandy, Kegalle, Sri Lanka)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Pathogenesis and risk of lung cancer
Session: Pathogenesis and risk of lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4508
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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