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 …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors associated with lung cancer in
Hong Kong. Three hundred and thirty-one histologically or cytologically proven consecutive …

The gender difference in epidemiology of lung cancer has been postulated to be due to the
higher susceptibility of women to risk factors especially tobacco smoking. Alternatively, such …

A case-control study was performed on 83 cases of primary pulmonary squamous cell
carcinoma and 180 cases of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma in Nanjing. Multivariate …

Abstract In Xuanwei County, Yunnan Province, lung cancer mortality rates are among the
highest in China in both males and females. Previous studies have shown a strong …

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 …

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 …

Background Although cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for lung cancer, the incidence
rate of lung cancer among non-smokers is notable. The etiology and potential mechanism of …

Lung cancer has been on a rapid rise worldwide during the last three or four decades, in
part due to modern social habits and unhealthy lifestyles. Although smoking, air pollution …

Tobacco smoking and some types of occupational exposures have consistently been
considered as important etiologic factors of lung cancer in industrial countries. At the First …