Publications by authors named "Guan-Heng Liu"
Article Synopsis
- Sniffer dogs have potential to diagnose lung cancer, but the best training methods and sample types for accurate results are still unclear.
- Six dogs were trained in multiple stages using various samples (exhaled breath, urine, and lung cancer tissue) to determine which method yields better diagnostic accuracy.
- The results showed that dogs trained with exhaled breath samples had a significantly higher diagnostic rate (83.9%) and lower false positive rates compared to those trained with lung cancer tissue (50.4%).*
Whether the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) protects patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from lung cancer remains undetermined. In this retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study, we extracted data of 13,686 female COPD patients (ICS users, n = 1,290, ICS non-users, n = 12,396) diagnosed between 1997 and 2009 from the Taiwan's National Health Insurance database. These patients were followed-up until 2011, and lung cancer incidence was determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInhaled corticosteroids can reduce osteoporosis in female patients with COPD.
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
August 2017
Background: Whether the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) in patients with COPD can protect from osteoporosis remains undetermined. The aim of this study is to assess the incidence of osteoporosis in patients with COPD with ICS use and without.
Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective cohort and population-based study in which we extracted newly diagnosed female patients with COPD between 1997 and 2009 from Taiwan's National Health Insurance (TNHI) database between 1996 and 2011 (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision - Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] 491, 492, 496).