Molecular epidemiology of smoking and lung cancer.

Abstract excerpt

Lung cancer is the single most common cause of death, and almost all of it is due to tobacco smoking. Before the widespread use of cigarettes in this century, lung cancer was a rare illness. Tobacco smoke is a complex mixture of numerous mutagens and carcinogens. Over the last 40 years, the type of cigarettes most frequently used has been changing, namely the increased use of low tar and nicotine cigarettes. This...

Topics

• Carcinogens
• Female
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms
• Male
• Molecular Epidemiology
• Sex Factors
• Smoking
• Tobacco Smoke Pollution