Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and around the world.
Almost as many Americans die of lung cancer every year than die of prostate, breast, and …

In the United States, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in both men
and women even though an extensive list of risk factors has been well-characterized. Far …

This is first meta-analysis to evaluate cancer risk associated with secondhand smoking
across all cancers. A literature search was conducted for articles published before June …

The IARC Monographs series publishes authoritative independent assessments by
international experts of the carcinogenic risks posed to humans by a variety of agents …

More than 161,000 lung cancer deaths are projected to occur in the United States in 2008.
Of these, an estimated 10 to 15% will be caused by factors other than active smoking …

Although official efforts to control air pollution have traditionally focused on outdoor air, it is
now apparent that elevated contaminant concentrations are common inside some private …

Background The objective of this study was to summarize the published literature
concerning the epidemiology of lung cancer. Methods A narrative review of published …

An overview of tobacco smoking represents an essential starting point for an issue on lung
cancer. In the absence of tobacco smoking, there would be far fewer cases of lung cancer …

Objective: To estimate the risk of lung cancer in lifelong non-smokers exposed to
environmental tobacco smoke. Design: Analysis of 37 published epidemiological studies of …

Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine has long been the definitive and
comprehensive pulmonary disease reference. Robert J. Mason, MD now presents the fifth …