The effects of passive smoking in the development of female lung cancer in the Nara district
Katada, H.; Mikami, R.; Konishi, M.; Koyama, Y.; Narita, N.
Gan no Rinsho. Japan Journal of Cancer Clinics 34(1): 21-27
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-4949 PMID: 2828712 Document Number: 323479
Passive smoking in the development of lung cancer has been investigated in 25 female lung cancer patients in a case control study based on their histological type. Active smoking was notable squamous and small cell carcinoma, whereas passive smoking was notable in female lung cancer patients as a whole and current passive smoking being affected was the largest effect, but histological type was not notable. Adenocarcinoma was notable in cancer family aggregation. The female lung cancer patients as a whole was found the effect in the combination with passive smoking in each stage and cancer family aggregation.