PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sawang Saenghirunvattana
AU  - Chanawat Tesavibul
AU  - Rungsima Saenghirunvattana
AU  - Cecille Lorraine Castillon
AU  - Kritsana Sutthisri
TI  - Higher incidence of lung cancer in female passive smokers
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - P4512
VI  - 42
IP  - Suppl 57
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P4512.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P4512.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2013 Sep 01; 42
AB  - INTRODUCTION. Lung cancer is diagnosed more frequently than any other cancer in both men and women, and while smoking remains the predominant cause, recent studies reveal that lung cancer rates among people who have never smoked are higher in women than in men. In industrialized countries, rates reflect smoking behaviors. In Asia, particularly in China, the pattern varies such that lung cancer rates in men reflect high smoking rates but high rates among non-smoking women appear to be related to other factors. The following were identified as potential risk factors: cooking oil vapor, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), occupational hazards such as exposure to toxins and chemicals i.e. asbestos and ambient air pollutants.OBJECTIVE. The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether passive smoking by females is significantly correlated with lung cancer.MATERIALS AND METHOD. In 2011, a survey was administered to a sample of lung cancer patients who received treatment at the Bangkok Lung Center for the purpose of ascertaining their exposure to passive smoking.RESULTS. The responses to the survey yielded a significant correlation between the incidence of lung cancer and exposure to passive smoking.CONCLUSIONS. Recommendations based on the results of the study include strengthening and increasing public education about the health risks associated with passive smoking, as well as a re-evaluation of current lung cancer screening practices currently accepted by the medical establishment.