Smoking characteristics and years since quitting smoking of US adults diagnosed with lung and bladder cancer: A national health and nutrition examination survey analysis
Edoardo Beatrici,
Muhieddine Labban,
Dejan K. Filipas
et al.
Abstract:Purpose:
Smoking is a recognized risk factor for bladder BC and lung cancer LC. We investigated the enduring risk of BC after smoking cessation using U.S. national survey data. Our analysis focused on comparing characteristics of LC and BC patients, emphasizing smoking status and the latency period from smoking cessation to cancer diagnosis in former smokers.
Materials and Methods:
We analyzed data from the National Health and Examination Survey (2003-2016), identifying… Show more
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