Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of lung adenocarcinoma: A retrospective observational study from North China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The main aim of the study was to determine the risk factors of lung adenocarcinoma and to analyze the variations in the incidence of lung adenocarcinoma according to time, sex, and smoking status in North China.

Methods

Patients with lung cancer in local household registries diagnosed and treated for the first time in the investigating hospital were enrolled from 11 cities in North China between 2010 and 2017. Baseline characteristics and tumor-related information were extracted from the patients' hospital medical record, clinical course records, and clinical examination. Some of the variables, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, medical history, and family history of cancer, were obtained from interviews with the enrolled patients. The statistical method used w

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9389456 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature