Solomon A, Hurwitz S, Conlan A A
S Afr Med J. 1979 Jun 9;55(24):979-81.
There is a significant incidence of active pulmonary tuberculosis with coexisting lung cancer. It is likely that the cancer activates dormant tuberculosis. In a population group beset by a high incidence of tuberculosis, the heavy smoker who has attained his fifth decade seems particularly vulnerable to the combined diseases.
活动性肺结核合并肺癌的发病率颇高。很可能是癌症激活了潜伏性结核。在结核病高发的人群中，已步入五十岁的重度吸烟者似乎尤其易患这两种合并疾病。
