Reproductive and hormonal factors and the risk of lung cancer: the EAGLE study.

ABSTRACT: Evidence about the role for reproductive and hormonal factors in the etiology of lung cancer in women is conflicting. To clarify this question, we examined 407 female cases and 499 female controls from the Environment And Genetics in Lung cancer Etiology population-based case-control study. Subjects were interviewed in person using a computer-assisted personal interview to assess demographics, education, smoking history, medical history, occupational history, reproductive and hormonal factors. Associations of interest were investigated using logistic regression models, adjusted for catchment area and age (matching variables), cigarette smoking (status, pack-years and time since quitting). Additional confounding variables were investigated but did not substantially affect the results. We ob

SUBMITTER: Pesatori AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3609937 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature