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Family history of cancer and nonmalignant lung diseases as risk factors for lung cancer.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jul 2009
Gao Ying, Goldstein Alisa M, Consonni Dario, Pesatori Angela C, Wacholder Sholom, Tucker Margaret A, Caporaso Neil E, Goldin Lynn, Landi Maria Teresa
Abstract excerpt
Family history (FH) of lung cancer is an established risk factor for lung cancer, but the modifying effect of smoking in relatives has been rarely examined. Also, the role of FH of nonmalignant lung diseases on lung cancer risk is not well known. We examined the role of FH of cancer and nonmalignant lung diseases in lung cancer risk overall, and by personal smoking, FH of smoking and histology in 1,946 cases and...
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