Cohort study investigates cancer mortality linked to interstitial lung diseases, suggesting underlying mechanisms.
Extract Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are disorders characterized by fibrosis with varying inflammation [1]. With population ageing, ILD prevalence is increasing alongside the overall cancer burden, with increasing attention to the association between ILD and lung cancer. Shared risk factors including smoking and environmental exposures are unlikely to fully explain this relationship [2]. Proposed mechanisms include genetic predisposition, chronic inflammation, recurrent alveolar injury, and a pro-fibrotic microenvironment [3].
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