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Time trends in lung cancer mortality among nonsmokers and a note on passive smoking

Journal Article · · JNCI, J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5441025
Lung cancer mortality rates were computed for nonsmokers in the American Cancer Society's prospective study for three 4-year periods from 1960 to 1972 and in the Dorn study of veterans for three 5-year periods from 1954 to 1969. There was no evidence of any trend in these rates by 5-year age groups or for the total groups. No time trend was observed in nonsmokers for cancers of other selected sites except for a decrease in cancer of the uterus. Compared to nonsmoking women married to nonsmoking husbands, nonsmokers married to smoking husbands showed very little, if any, increased risk of lung cancer.
OSTI ID:
5441025
Journal Information:
JNCI, J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States), Journal Name: JNCI, J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States) Vol. 66:6; ISSN JJIND
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English