Event Title
Histologic Types and Risk Factors in Familial Lung Cancer Cases from Southern Louisiana
Co-investigators
Angelle Bencaz; Jill Hutchinson; and Diptasri Mandal (PI) (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans)
Faculty Mentor
Margaret Cochran
Location
Memorial Gym
Start Date
20-4-2012 2:30 PM
End Date
20-4-2012 3:30 PM
Description
Histologic subtypes and their association with smoking behaviors and other risk factors contribute to familial lung cancer cases. Diagnosis of primary lung cancer was confirmed through medical records of 148 patients with two or more relatives affected with primary lung cancer; histologic subtype was determined for 114. Age of diagnosis did not differ between cases with non-small cell lung cancer and those with small cell lung cancer and mean number of pack years was twice as high in cases with non-small cell lung cancer. These results suggest the need for population-specific evaluation of risk factors in familial lung cancer cases.
Histologic Types and Risk Factors in Familial Lung Cancer Cases from Southern Louisiana
Memorial Gym
Histologic subtypes and their association with smoking behaviors and other risk factors contribute to familial lung cancer cases. Diagnosis of primary lung cancer was confirmed through medical records of 148 patients with two or more relatives affected with primary lung cancer; histologic subtype was determined for 114. Age of diagnosis did not differ between cases with non-small cell lung cancer and those with small cell lung cancer and mean number of pack years was twice as high in cases with non-small cell lung cancer. These results suggest the need for population-specific evaluation of risk factors in familial lung cancer cases.
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