Lung cancer occurrence in never-smokers: an analysis of 13 cohorts and 22 cancer registry studies.

<h4>Background</h4>Better information on lung cancer occurrence in lifelong nonsmokers is needed to understand gender and racial disparities and to examine how factors other than active smoking influence risk in different time periods and geographic regions.<h4>Methods and findings...

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Main Authors: Michael J Thun, Lindsay M Hannan, Lucile L Adams-Campbell, Paolo Boffetta, Julie E Buring, Diane Feskanich, W Dana Flanders, Sun Ha Jee, Kota Katanoda, Laurence N Kolonel, I-Min Lee, Tomomi Marugame, Julie R Palmer, Elio Riboli, Tomotaka Sobue, Erika Avila-Tang, Lynne R Wilkens, Jon M Samet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-09-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18788891/pdf/?tool=EBI