Abstract Chinese women in Hong Kong have among the highest incidence and mortality of
lung cancer in the world, in spite of a low prevalence of smoking. We carried out this …

Risk factors of lung cancer unrelated to smoking are not well-studied, especially among
women. Family history has been shown to play a role in predisposing individuals to lung …

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 …

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 …

Although cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for lung cancer, genetic susceptibility may
also affect lung cancer risk. To explore the role of genetic risk, this case-control study …

In a multicenter study of lung cancer in lifetime nonsmokers in the United States, 646 female
lung cancer patients and 1,252 population controls were interviewed regarding history of …

Study objectives To clarify the possibility of a hereditary predisposition to lung cancer, we
investigated the association between a family history of lung cancer and subsequent risk of …

To identify etiological connections of lung cancer in Chinese women in Hong Kong, who are
among the highest in lung cancer incidence and mortality, we conducted a case–control …

A case-control study involving 390 lung cancer cases, matched 1: 1 with controls, was
carried out in Guangdong Province to compare risk factors for different histopathologic types …

Family history data from a case‐control study of lung cancer conducted in the United
Kingdom between 1999 and 2004 were analysed to estimate familial risks of the disease …