Reproductive factors and lung cancer risk among women in the Singapore Breast Cancer Screening Project

Highlights • Increasing evidence suggests a role of hormonal factors in lung cancer development. • We analysed 28,222 women from the Singapore Breast Cancer Screening Project. • Associations between reproductive variables and lung cancer were investigated. • Inverse association was observed between...

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Published in:Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Netherlands), 2015-12, Vol.90 (3), p.499-508
Main Authors: Tan, Hui Shan, Tan, Min-Han, Chow, Khuan Yew, Chay, Wen Yee, Lim, Wei-Yen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Cohort study
Early Detection of Cancer
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
Incidence
Lung neoplasms
Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology
Lung Neoplasms - etiology
Menarche
Menopause
Middle Aged
Parity
Pregnancy
Proportional Hazards Models
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Reproductive History
Risk
Singapore - epidemiology
Smoking
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Summary:Highlights • Increasing evidence suggests a role of hormonal factors in lung cancer development. • We analysed 28,222 women from the Singapore Breast Cancer Screening Project. • Associations between reproductive variables and lung cancer were investigated. • Inverse association was observed between parity and total lung cancer risk.
ISSN:0169-5002
1872-8332
DOI:10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.10.003