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 …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of malignancy-related death worldwide. In the present
study, we reviewed the epidemiologic and clinical features of lung cancer in Tokushima …

Background and objective Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths
worldwide. The aim of this study was to examine the trend in the incidence of lung cancer …

History of chronic lung diseases and household coal use for heating and cooking are
established risk factors of lung cancer; however, few studies have been able to explore …

Purpose Using nationwide cancer incidence data, we examined whether the strength of the
association of cigarette smoking with lung cancer risk differs according to major histological …

Abstract Background In Japan, an increase in age-adjusted incidence rates of lung
adenocarcinoma (ADC) and a decrease in lung squamous cell carcinoma (SQCC) have …

Background The main aim of the study was to determine the risk factors of lung
adenocarcinoma and to analyze the variations in the incidence of lung adenocarcinoma …

Background: In Japanese males and females, lung cancer is currently the second and fourth
most common type of cancer, and the first and second leading cause of cancer-related …

Epidemiologic studies reporting an association between exposure of nonsmoking women to
environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and an increase in lung cancer risk have produced …

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 …