Article
Cancer diagnosis in first-degree relatives and non-small cell lung cancer risk: results from a multi-centre case-control study in Europe.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Nov 2009
Cassidy Adrian, Balsan Jessica, Vesin Aurélien, Wu Xifeng, Liloglou Triantafillos, Brambilla Christian, Timsit Jean-François, Field John K
Abstract excerpt
Because aggregation of cancers at different sites can occur in families, cancer could be considered as a broad phenotype with shared genetic factors. Here, we report results from a multi-centre case-control study of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with particular emphasis on a history of cancer in first-degree relatives and the risk of lung cancer. From 2002 to 2006, 733 NSCLC patients treated surgically were...
Topics
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Asbestos
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Europe
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Occupational Exposure