Epidemiology of lung cancer

This articles aims to review epidemiological aspects related to lung cancer (LC). The risk factors for LC are external factors and host factors. One can note an increasing incidence of LC in women, related to considerable increase of smoking habits in this group. Mortality by LC is related to number...

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Published inPneumologia (Bucharest, Romania) Vol. 55; no. 1; p. 19
Main Authors Ulmeanu, Ruxandra, Didilescu, Cristian, Andreescu, Iulia
Format Journal Article
LanguageRomanian
Published Romania 01.01.2006
Subjects
Age Distribution
Female
Global Health
Humans
Incidence
Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology
Lung Neoplasms - etiology
Lung Neoplasms - mortality
Male
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Romania - epidemiology
Sex Distribution
Survival Rate
Romania
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Summary:This articles aims to review epidemiological aspects related to lung cancer (LC). The risk factors for LC are external factors and host factors. One can note an increasing incidence of LC in women, related to considerable increase of smoking habits in this group. Mortality by LC is related to number of cigarettes smoked daily and how deep the smoke is inhaled. Air pollution and occupational factors increase the LC risk among industrial workers. Pre-existing lung diseases (pulmonary fibrosis, COPD or bronchial asthma) can increase the risk for LC. There are also genetic factors involved in LC. Carcinogenesis is a multi-stage process. In each stage exogenous and endogenous factors are involved, determining mutations on the dominant oncogenes and on genes suppressing tumor appearance.
ISSN:2067-2993