THE PHILADELPHIA PULMONARY NEOPLASM RESEARCH PROJECT: AN INTERIM REPORT
Authors: Katharine R. Boucot, David A. Cooper, William Weiss
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 March 1961THE PHILADELPHIA PULMONARY NEOPLASM RESEARCH PROJECT: AN INTERIM REPORTKATHARINE R. BOUCOT, M.D., F.A.C.P., DAVID A. COOPER, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM WEISS, M.D.KATHARINE R. BOUCOT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID A. COOPER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM WEISS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-3-363 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe Philadelphia Pulmonary Neoplasm Research Project was begun in 1951, primarily to study the natural history of lung cancer with special emphasis on the chronologic relationship between symptoms and roentgenographic changes. Over the next four years, 6,137 men 45 years of age or older were enrolled. To our knowledge, this is the first such study done on a statistically significant group of older men. A preliminary report published in 19551covered the first 3,945 men who had joined the Project; there were 37 proved primary lung cancers among them. This interim report is concerned with the entire group of 6,137...Bibliography1. BoucotCarnahanCooperNealonOttenbergTheodos KRWJDATDJPA: Philadelphia pulmonary neoplasm research project; preliminary report. J. A. M. A. 157: 440 (Jan. 29), 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Yesner R: Personal communication. Google Scholar3. BoucotSokoloff KRMJ: Is survey cancer of the lung curable? Dis. Chest 27: 369, Apr. 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BoucotCooperWeiss KRDAW: Hemoptysis in older men. Geriatrics 14: 67, Feb., 1959. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. BoucotCooper KRDA: Smoking and lung cancer. Proc. of Physiol. Soc. of Phila. Amer. J. Med. Sci. 234: 488, Oct., 1957. Google Scholar6. Rigler LG: A roentgen study of the evolution of carcinoma of the lung. J. Thor. Surg. 34: 283, Sept., 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. EmersonEmersonSherwood GLMSCE: The natural history of carcinoma of the lung. J. Thor. Surg. 37: 291, Mar., 1957. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pa.*Received for publication August 24, 1960.Dr. Boucot is Professor of Preventive Medicine and Clinical Professor of Medicine, Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania; Dr. Cooper is Professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine, and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Weiss is Clinical Assisant Professor of Medicine, Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.†Supported by grants-in-aid of research from the American Cancer Society (T-192D) and its Philadelphia Division, the Philadelphia Tuberculosis and Health Association, and a private foundation.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Katharine R. Boucot, M.D., Philadelphia Pulmonary Neoplasm Research Project, 311 S. Juniper Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLung cancer in the youngScreening for Lung CancerDas BronchuskarzinomSpezielle Strahlentherapie der malignen TumorenRelationships of morphology to clinical presentation in ten cases of early squamous cell carcinoma of the lungSpezielle Strahlentherapie der malignen TumorenNatural Course of Inoperable Lung CancerEigene und allgemeine Erfahrungen bei Versuchen zu einer cytologischen Frühdiagnose des BronchialcarcinomsUsefulness of cytological examinations for the diagnosis of thoracic tumours and early detection of bronchial carcinomaNewer Trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bronchogenic CarcinomaCurriculum VitaeWorkers as Populations for StudyPrevious pulmonary disease and lung cancer: A case-control studyDetection of lung cancer in a male industrial population.The Presymptomatic Diagnosis of Cancer with Special Reference to Cervical CancerA review of detection methods for the early diagnosis of lung cancerBiologic Behavior of Neoplasms in Relation to Surgical TreatmentSmoking and the Health of Older MenSmoking and the Health of Older MenThe Solitary Pulmonary Nodule and Primary Lung Malignancy 1 March 1961Volume 54, Issue 3Page: 363-378KeywordsGraduate medical educationHealth statisticsLung and intrathoracic tumorsPreventive medicineResearch grantsStatistical data ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1961 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright ©, 1961, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...