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KMID : 0191120130280040636
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2013 Volume.28 No. 4 p.636 ~ p.637
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Lung Cancer Incidence by Smoking Status in Korean Men: 16-Years of Observations in the Seoul Male Cancer Cohort Study
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Bae Jong-Myon
Li Zhong-Min
Shin Myung-Hee
Kim Dong-Hyun
Lee Moo-Song
Ahn Yoon-Ok
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Abstract
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The relative risk (RR) of smoking and mortality of lung cancer in British doctors was previously reported to have increased throughout a 40-yr period. Here, we evaluated this RR based on the incidence of lung cancer in Korean men using a longer follow-up period. We compared our data to the RR reported in a study using a 10-yr follow-up period; the subjects and methods were identical to those of the previous paper with the exception of the follow-up period, which ended on December 31, 2008. We found that the RR of smoking habits in patients with lung cancer did not increase, and that the data showed narrowing 95% confidence intervals over a longer observation in Korean men. Estimated lung cancers attributable to smoking were 55.6%. These results highlight the need for an intervention program to help patients quit smoking in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Cancer Incidence, Cigarette Smoking, Cohort Study, Lung Neoplasm
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