Smoking and lung cancer with special regard to type of smoking and type of cancer. A case-control study in north Sweden

Abstract

Summary The aetiologic role of tobacco smoking was elucidated in a case-control study comprising 579 cases of male lung cancer registered during [1972][1973][1974][1975][1976][1977]

Effect of Smoking Cessation on Major Histologic Types of Lung Cancer

“…5,34 -36,38,43,45,48 -50,53,54 Eleven studies 31-33,37,39 -42,46,51,55 used hospital-based control subjects, and only 2 studies 6,44 were autopsybased. The study of Damber and Larsson 47 used both population-based and autopsy-based control subjects, and data pertaining to population-based control subjects were used in the meta-analysis. The study of Ger et al 52 used both hospital-based and population-based control subjects and was considered as a population-based study in the analysis.…”

“…The study of Ger et al 52 used both hospital-based and population-based control subjects and was considered as a population-based study in the analysis. Nine studies 5,6,33,44,45,47,51,53,54 were restricted to men, and four studies 35,43,49,50 were restricted to women. Twelve studies 32,34,36 -42,46,48,55 reported data separately for both men and women.…”

Prevalence and Predictors of Symptoms in the Terminal Stage of Lung Cancer

“…A connection between tobacco smoking and lung cancer was found early in Norwegian studies (17), and was later well established (18). A dose-response relation between tobacco consumption and lung cancer is found in most studies (4,19,20). In Northern Sweden, an increase in the smoking prevalence was followed by an increase in lung cancer mortality (21).…”

Progress in the development of a diagnostic test for lung cancer through the analysis of breath volatiles

“…The major risk factor for the development of lung cancer has been clearly established. An increased number of cigarettes smoked and duration of smoking lead to higher risks of developing lung cancer [2]. The sooner one is able to quit smoking, the lower their likelihood of developing lung cancer will be, though this risk never quite approaches that of a never smoker [3].…”