Lung cancer in never-smokers: a case–control study in a radon-prone area (Galicia, Spain)

Torres-Durán María, Ruano-Ravina Alberto, Parente-Lamelas Isaura, Leiro-Fernández Virginia, Abal-Arca José, Montero-Martínez Carmen, Pena-Álvarez Carolina, González-Barcala Francisco Javier, Castro-Añón Olalla, Golpe-Gómez Antonio, Martínez Cristina, Mejuto-Martí María José, Fernández-Villar Alberto, Barros-Dios Juan Miguel

Source: Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 994-1001
Journal Issue: October

Congress or journal article abstractFull text journal articlePDF journal article, handout or slidesCME test or case report

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
Torres-Durán María, Ruano-Ravina Alberto, Parente-Lamelas Isaura, Leiro-Fernández Virginia, Abal-Arca José, Montero-Martínez Carmen, Pena-Álvarez Carolina, González-Barcala Francisco Javier, Castro-Añón Olalla, Golpe-Gómez Antonio, Martínez Cristina, Mejuto-Martí María José, Fernández-Villar Alberto, Barros-Dios Juan Miguel. Lung cancer in never-smokers: a case–control study in a radon-prone area (Galicia, Spain). Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 994-1001

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Comparative epidemiology of lung cancer (prevalence, histology, stage at diagnosis and resectability rate) in North Teesside (UK) and in the Province of Varese (Italy)
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 477s
Year: 2001

Lung cancer survival in north Sardinia - Italy
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 603s
Year: 2004

Hospital based study of passive smoking in female lung cancer (LC) patients in Serbia and Montenegro
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 469s
Year: 2006

COPD prevalence in Yigilca, a town in rural area of Duzce, Turkey: Insight from the Melen study
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Respiratory epidemiology: prevalence, incidence and remission
Year: 2011

Epidemiology of surgically treated lung cancer in Lorraine, France: 1988-2005. The CRB cohort study
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 385s
Year: 2006

Undiagnosed COPD: who is at risk, and does it matter? The Guangzhou biobank cohort study (GBCS)
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Methodological aspects of asthma and COPD epidemiology
Year: 2009


Lung function in hospitals: Transversal survey in Catalonia (Spain)
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Advances in lung function II
Year: 2010

Analysis of 257 cases of surgical lung cancer controlled in Girona (Spain)
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 270s
Year: 2002

Lung cancer epidemiology in Castilla y Leon (Spain) in the year 2007 and comparison with the 1997 data. A study by the Castilla-Leon and Cantabria Respiratory Diseases Society (SOCALPAR)
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Various aspects of respiratory epidemiology
Year: 2010


COPD prevalence in Spain in 2007 (EPI-SCAN study results)
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - COPD epidemiology
Year: 2008


Asthma control (AC) in the adult population from Kuwait: ESMAA study
Source: International Congress 2019 – Asthma treatment: cohorts and real-world studies
Year: 2019


Tuberculosis in health-care workers: 5-year, multi-institutional analysis of the northern region of Portugal
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: epidemiology I
Year: 2012

Specific features of small cell lung cancer in women: social characteristics, medical history, management and survival. A retrospective study of the 967 cases diagnosed in Bas-Rhin (Eastern France) between 1981 and 1994
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 187s
Year: 2002

Association between parental smoking behavior and children‘s respiratory morbidity: a 5-year cohort study of Anyang city in South Korea
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Epidemiology of smoking and smoking cessation
Year: 2009

Are there any changes in the epidemiological features of the lung cancer in the area of south Croatia during the last 20 years?
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 75s
Year: 2002

Descriptive analysis of patients with influenza A (H1N1_09) in our area (in Valencian community, Spain)
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Influenza A (H1N1): characteristics, risk factors and prognosis
Year: 2010

Lung cancer incidence in Mogilev Region, Belarus in 1976-2005
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Asthma and miscellaneous disorders
Year: 2008


Interstitial lung disease incidence in Guadalajara and Madrid community (Spain)
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Clinical aspects of interstitial lung disease
Year: 2007


Which patients are (not) able to adhere to tuberculosis treatment? A study in a rural area in the northwest part of Turkey
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 428s
Year: 2005

Occupation, smoking and lung function impairment in a traditional industrial area in Catalonia, Spain
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 323s
Year: 2002