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Risk factors for lung cancer worldwide.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Sept 2016
Malhotra Jyoti, Malvezzi Matteo, Negri Eva, La Vecchia Carlo, Boffetta Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer is the most frequent malignant neoplasm in most countries, and the main cancer-related cause of mortality worldwide in both sexes combined.The geographic and temporal patterns of lung cancer incidence, as well as lung cancer mortality, on a population level are chiefly determined by tobacco consumption, the main aetiological factor in lung carcinogenesis.Other factors such as genetic susceptibility,...
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