EPIDEMIOLOGY OF LUNG CANCER IN NON-SMOKING WOMEN

大约15%的女性肺癌发生在非 吸烟者。建议进行病例对照流行病学研究，以 探讨与肺发育相关的因素 这些不吸烟的女性罹患癌症。特定的风险因素 这项研究的兴趣包括暴露在侧流烟雾中 在家、在工作地点和其他地方，室内氡暴露在 佛罗里达州现在和以前的住房，职业暴露于 肺癌致癌物和肺癌家族史。 这项研究将在四年内收集300名或 更多经组织学证实的肺癌和 居住在11个县的600名年龄和种族匹配的对照组 学习区。将利用结构化访谈来收集数据 关于利益的风险因素和可能的混杂因素。 对于所有在佛罗里达州居住十年或以上的参与者 更长时间内，将对室内氡水平进行测量 现在和以前在佛罗里达的房子。两个阿尔法径迹探测器将 被安置在每个符合条件和同意的家庭中，12英镑 一个月的期间。这项研究的结果将提供重要的新的 非吸烟人群中肺癌病因的相关信息 女人。

Approximately 15% of lung cancer in women occurs among non- smokers. A case-control epidemiologic study is proposed to investigate factors associated with the development of lung cancer in these non-smoking women. Risk factors of particular interest to the study include exposure to sidestream smoke at home, at the worksite and elsewhere, exposure to indoor radon in current and previous Florida homes, occupational exposures to lung carcinogens and a family history of lung cancer. The study will collect data over a four year period from 300 or more cases of histologically confirmed carcinoma of the lung and 600 age and race matched controls living in an eleven county study area. A structured interview will be utilized to collect data on the risk factors of interest and possible confounding factors. For all participants who have resided in Florida for ten years or longer, measurements will be made of indoor radon levels in current and prior Florida homes. Two alpha track detectors will be placed in each eligible and consenting household for a twelve month period. The result of this study will provide important new information on the etiology of lung cancer among non-smoking women.