A prospective study of the attributable risk of cancer due to cigarette smoking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11029888 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P H Chyou, P-H Chyou (Kuakini Medical Center), A M Nomura (0000-0001-6593-7273), Grant N Stemmermann |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-40 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.82.1.37 |
| PMID | 1536332 |
| OpenAlex | W2020744112 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
BACKGROUND. The goals of this study were to measure the impact of cigarette smoking on cancer incidence and to determine the attributable risk of cancer due to smoking. METHODS. A cigarette smoking history was obtained from 8006 Japanese-American men examined from 1965 through 1968. After 22 years, 1389 incident cases of cancer were identified. There were 212 men with lung cancer; 202 with oral, esophageal, laryngeal, pancreatic, renal, ureteral, or bladder (oral-bladder) cancer; and 975 with cancer at other sites. RESULTS. Current smokers at time of examination had a higher incidence than nonsmokers for each of the three cancer site categories. Eighty-five percent of lung cancer cases diagnosed among current and never smokers can be attributed to cigarette smoking. The attributable risks were 46%, 16%, and 29%, respectively, for oral-bladder cancers, other cancers, and all cancers combined. In turn, the corresponding attributable risks were 60%, 26%, 13%, and 21% in comparing current smokers with past smokers. CONCLUSIONS. Current smokers can greatly reduce their risk of cancer, especially lung cancer, if they quit smoking
Attributable risk · Bladder cancer · Cancer · Cancer prevention · Cigarette smoking · Incidence (geometry) · Lung cancer · Prospective cohort study · Risk factor · Cancer Risks and Factors · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers · Smoking Behavior and Cessation
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 1994 - 1996 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |