Epidemiology of Lung Cancer in Women: Risk Factors, Survival, and Screening

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作者
Kligerman, Seth [1 ]
White, Charles [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Diagnost Radiol & Nucl Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
关键词
cigarette smoking; lung cancer; risk factors; screening; women; NEVER SMOKERS; COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY; UNITED-STATES; CHINESE-WOMEN; CHEST RADIOGRAPHY; NONSMOKING WOMEN; FAMILY-HISTORY; EXPOSURE; SMOKING; ASSOCIATION;
D O I
10.2214/AJR.10.5412
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE. Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality in both men and women. Tobacco use causes the vast majority of lung cancer in women but does not explain all cases, because about one in five women who develop lung cancer have never smoked. CONCLUSION. Environmental exposures, genetic predisposition, hormonal factors, and viral infection may all play a role in lung cancer in women. A better understanding may provide an avenue to more effective screening, diagnosis, and therapy.
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页码:287 / 295
页数:9
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