Reduced lung cancer risk with inhaled corticosteroids.

Australian Doctor,  April, 2007  

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By Cathy Saunders

A STUDY showing high-dose inhaled corticosteroids could reduce lung cancer incidence in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients should prompt a review of existing data, an Australian expert says.

In an observational study of 10,000 US veterans, researchers found a dose-dependent decreased risk of lung cancer with inhaled corticosteroid use.

After adjusting for various confounders they found COPD patients on an inhaled corticosteroid dose (triamcinolone equivalent) greater than 1200A[acute accent]g a day had a 60% reduced risk compared with ...

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