Re: lung cancers, primary vs secondary

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

A relevant comment is that last year there was a

change in the identification of deaths associated with

Alzheimer's disease.  The common source of death is

the patient literally forgets to swallow and the

aspirates fluids into the lungs.  This can lead to

pneumonia, which was frequently listed as the cause of

death.  Now, these patients will have Alzhemier's

disease listed as the cause of death, which will have

some effect on the mortality statistics.



--- epirad@mchsi.com wrote:

> The accuracy of death certificate information

> regarding primary versus 

> secondary lung cancer is always suspect unless

> additional information is 

> available to confirm the information on the death

> certificate. The greatest 

> inaccuracy likely occurs in misdiagnosed primary

> lung cancer in non smoking 

> females.  The lung cancer may often be a secondary

> cancer from a hidden cancer 

> from elsewhere else in the body such as the breast. 

> 

. . .



=====

-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com



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