Lung cancer in patients who have never smoked—An emerging disease

J LoPiccolo, A Gusev, DC Christiani… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2024 - nature.com
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Although smoking-
related lung cancers continue to account for the majority of diagnoses, smoking rates have …

Exposome and unhealthy aging: environmental drivers from air pollution to occupational exposures

T Pandics, D Major, V Fazekas-Pongor, Z Szarvas… - Geroscience, 2023 - Springer
The aging population worldwide is facing a significant increase in age-related non-
communicable diseases, including cardiovascular and brain pathologies. This …

A million persons, a million dreams: a vision for a national center of radiation epidemiology and biology

JD Boice, B Quinn, I Al-Nabulsi, A Ansari… - The Million Person …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Background: Epidemiologic studies of radiation-exposed populations form the basis for
human safety standards. They also help shape public health policy and evidence-based …

[HTML][HTML] Lung cancer risk in never-smokers: An overview of environmental and genetic factors

ES Cheng, M Weber, J Steinberg… - Chinese Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally, accounting for 1.8
million deaths in 2020. While the vast majority are caused by tobacco smoking, 15%− 25 …

[HTML][HTML] Lung cancer in never smokers: Distinct population-based patterns by age, sex, and race/ethnicity

PS Pinheiro, KE Callahan, HN Medina, T Koru-Sengul… - Lung Cancer, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Epidemiological patterns for lung cancer among never smokers (LCNS) are
largely unknown, even though LCNS cases comprise 15% of lung cancers. Past studies …

A historical survey of key epidemiological studies of ionizing radiation exposure

MP Little, D Bazyka, AB Gonzalez… - Radiation …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
In this article we review the history of key epidemiological studies of populations exposed to
ionizing radiation. We highlight historical and recent findings regarding radiation-associated …

Association of smoking with patient characteristics and outcomes in small cell lung carcinoma, 2011-2018

JS Tseng, CJ Chiang, KC Chen, ZR Zheng… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is uncommon in individuals who have never
smoked (never-smokers). The related epidemiologic factors and prognosis remain unclear …

A systematic review of associations between energy use, fuel poverty, energy efficiency improvements and health

C Wang, J Wang, D Norbäck - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Energy use in buildings can influence the indoor environment. Studies on green buildings,
energy saving measures, energy use, fuel poverty, and ventilation have been reviewed …

Lung cancer in never smokers (LCINS): development of a UK national research strategy

S Khan, N Hatton, D Tough, RC Rintoul, C Pepper… - BJC Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Introduction Lung cancer in never smokers (LCINS) accounts for 15% of lung cancers
diagnosed in the UK, making it the 8th most common cancer. There are few robust studies …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative evaluation of radon, tobacco use and lung cancer association in an occupational cohort with 27 follow-up years

Z Su, XH Jia, YG Fan, FH Zhao, QH Zhou… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Occupational radon cohorts provide important information about exposure at
residential level, which are difficult to observe prospectively. However, evidence about …