Worldwide, lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer.1 In the United Kingdom, its annual incidence is second only to that of breast cancer, accounting for around 39000 new cancer diagnoses annually.2 In countries that have seen a high prevalence of smoking, around 90 % of diagnoses of lung cancer are attributable to cigarette smoking.3 The increased incidence from smoking is proportional to the length and intensity of smoking history.4 On average, a lifetime smoker has a 20-fold increase in the risk of
developing lung cancer compared with a lifetime non - smoker.1 Lung cancer is more common in men than in women, closely following past patterns of smoking prevalence, and 80 % of cases are diagnosed in people aged over 60.2
Not exact matches
Using genome data from more than 50,000
cancer cases and 60,000 controls through the GAME - ON (Genetic Associations and Mechanisms in Oncology) network, the team
compared telomere lengths with the risk of
developing breast,
lung, colorectal, ovarian and prostate
cancers, including subtypes.
When the researchers did sub-group analyses, they found that participants with severe periodontal disease had more than double the risk of
developing lung cancer,
compared with no / mild periodontitis.
Their results will help diseased cells to be characterised more exactly
compared to healthy cells — which will enable a better understanding of
cancer,
lung diseases and heart diseases to be
developed.
Smoking increases the risk of
developing a primary
lung cancer; lifelong smokers have a 20-fold increased risk
compared with non-smokers
In a just - published study of 4,000 participants conducted at University of Texas Anderson
Cancer Center and published in Cancer Epidemiological Biomarker Prevention, researchers found that those who consumed a high glycemic diet virtually doubled their risk of developing lung cancer — whether they smoked or not — when compared to those with the lowest glycemic
Cancer Center and published in
Cancer Epidemiological Biomarker Prevention, researchers found that those who consumed a high glycemic diet virtually doubled their risk of developing lung cancer — whether they smoked or not — when compared to those with the lowest glycemic
Cancer Epidemiological Biomarker Prevention, researchers found that those who consumed a high glycemic diet virtually doubled their risk of
developing lung cancer — whether they smoked or not — when compared to those with the lowest glycemic
cancer — whether they smoked or not — when
compared to those with the lowest glycemic diet.
«The average lifetime chance that a man will
develop lung cancer is about 1 in 13,
compared to 1 in 16 for a woman.»