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Family history of cancer and risk of lung cancer among nonsmoking Chinese women.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Nov 2007
Zhang Yawei, Shu Xiao-Ou, Gao Yu-Tang, Ji Bu-Tian, Yang Gong, Li Hong Lan, Kilfoy Briseis, Rothman Nathaniel, Zheng Wei, Chow Wong-Ho
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between family cancer history in first-degree relatives and risk of lung cancer was evaluated among a population-based cohort of 71,392 female nonsmokers in Shanghai, China. A total of 179 newly diagnosed lung cancer patients were identified during 441,410 person-years of follow-up. Lung cancer risk was not elevated among those with a family history of lung cancer. However, risk of lung cancer...
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