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The inherited nature of lung cancer: a pilot study.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Nov 2000
Wood M E, Kelly K, Mullineaux L G, Bunn P A
Abstract excerpt
The role of both primary and secondary cigarette smoke exposure in the causation of lung cancer appears certain. An estimated 90% of lung cancer is attributed to cigarette smoke. Remarkably, however, less then 20% of cigarette smokers develop lung cancer. Investigators have suggested that a genetic predisposition to lung cancer may contribute to familial aggregation of this cancer. To understand the contribution...
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