Risk factors for primary lung cancer among never-smoking women in South Korea: a retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study.

Conclusions: Modifiable baseline characteristics, such as BMI, exercise, alcohol consumption, and diet, are risk factors for lung-cancer development among never- smoking females. Thus, lifestyle modifications may help prevent lung cancer.
PMID: 32066220 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - February 18, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ko YH, Kim SJ, Kim WS, Park CK, Park CK, Suh YG, Eom JS, Cho S, Hur JY, Hwang SH, Myong JP Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research