Article
Familial lung cancer risk among women in Poland.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Aug 2009
Rachtan Jadwiga, Sokołowski Andrzej, Niepsuj Stanisław, Zemła Brunon, Zwierko Maria
Abstract excerpt
A case-control study involving 1058 women with histologically confirmed lung cancer and 2116 healthy controls, was conducted in Poland between 2004 and 2007. The aim of this study was to examine of the role of familial aggregation of lung cancer in women. Multivariate analysis has shown that family history of lung cancer in a first-degree relative significantly increases the risk of lung cancer (OR=1.61,...
Topics
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
- Middle Aged
- Pedigree
- Poland
- Risk Factors
