Lung Cancer Incidence by Smoking Status in Korean Men: 16-Years of Observations in the Seoul Male Cancer Cohort Study.
10.3346/jkms.2013.28.4.636
- Author:
Jong Myon BAE
1
;
Zhong Min LI
;
Myung Hee SHIN
;
Dong Hyun KIM
;
Moo Song LEE
;
Yoon Ok AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. jmbae@jejunu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Cancer Incidence;
Cigarette Smoking;
Cohort Study;
Lung Neoplasm
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Cohort Studies;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Incidence;
Lung Neoplasms/*epidemiology;
Male;
Republic of Korea/epidemiology;
Risk;
*Smoking
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2013;28(4):636-637
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The relative risk (RR) of smoking and mortality of lung cancer in British doctors was previously reported to have increased throughout a 40-yr period. Here, we evaluated this RR based on the incidence of lung cancer in Korean men using a longer follow-up period. We compared our data to the RR reported in a study using a 10-yr follow-up period; the subjects and methods were identical to those of the previous paper with the exception of the follow-up period, which ended on December 31, 2008. We found that the RR of smoking habits in patients with lung cancer did not increase, and that the data showed narrowing 95% confidence intervals over a longer observation in Korean men. Estimated lung cancers attributable to smoking were 55.6%. These results highlight the need for an intervention program to help patients quit smoking in Korea.
