An international group of scientists has identified three genetic regions that predispose Asian women who have never smoked to lung cancer. The finding provides further evidence that risk of lung cancer among never-smokers, especially Asian women, may be associated with certain unique inherited genetic characteristics that distinguishes it from lung cancer in smokers. Lung cancer
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I interviewed Dr. Eric “Rocky” Feuer about the statistical modeling used for the paper on the lung cancer deaths averted due to tobacco control efforts. I filmed the interview on a Canon 7D (work equipment) and edited in iMovie.
NIH study examines the impact of tobacco control policies and programs, and the potential for further reduction in lung cancer deaths Twentieth-century tobacco control programs and policies were responsible for preventing more than 795,000 lung cancer deaths in the United States from 1975 through 2000, according to an analysis funded by the National Cancer Institute
Scientists from the National Lung Screening Trial, who originally announced preliminary findings in November 2010, have now published their results, showing a 20 percent reduction in lung mortality among heavy smokers screened with low-dose CT compared to those screened with chest X-ray. Watch Dr. Richard Fagerstrom, NCI mathematical statistician, discuss the NLST concept design and primary results