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KMID : 1035120130130030136
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Asian Oncology Nursing
2013 Volume.13 No. 3 p.136 ~ p.144
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A Comparative Study of Life Styles between Lung Cancer Patients and Healthy Adults
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Yoo Yang-Gyeong
Park Young-Rye
Choi Eun-Hi
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for the development of a life habit improvement program, designed to prevent occurrence of lung cancer for adults, by comparing various factors related to cancer outbreak.
Methods: The study was designed to be a retrospective comparison survey study of the lung cancer patient group and healthy adult group. 91 lung cancer patients visited J university hospital and 105 conveniently-selected healthy adults were recruited from October 2011 to August 2012. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2-test/t-test and logistic regression with the SPSS program.
Results: Active smoking, secondhand smoking and frequency of meat consumption emerged as risk factors of lung cancer occurrence for adults.
Conclusion: As a result of comparative analysis of lung cancer patients and healthy adults’ various lifestyle-related cancer risk factors, non-smoking, avoiding secondhand smoke and reducing meat consumption were suggested as a means of preventing the occurrence of lung cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Lung Neoplasms, Life Style
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