Other cancers in lung cancer families are overwhelmingly smoking-related cancers

Familial risks of lung cancer are well-established, but whether lung cancer clusters with other discordant cancers is less certain, particularly beyond smoking-related sites, which may provide evidence on genetic contributions to lung cancer aetiology. We used a novel approach to search for familial...

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Main Authors: Hongyao Yu, Christoph Frank, Akseli Hemminki, Kristina Sundquist, Kari Hemminki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017-06-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/3/2/00006-2017.full