| Autor: |
Mosenifar Zab, Mirocha James, Mahtabifard Ali, Fuller Clark, Garon Edward B, Mong Cindy, McKenna Robert |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vol 6, Iss 1, p 19 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1749-8090 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/1749-8090-6-19 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background This study was designed to assess the prevalence of smoking at time of lung cancer diagnosis in a surgical patient cohort referred for cardiothoracic surgery. Methods Retrospective study of lung cancer patients (n = 626) referred to three cardiothoracic surgeons at a tertiary care medical center in Southern California from January 2006 to December 2008. Relationships among years of smoking cessation, smoking status, and tumor histology were analyzed with Chi-square tests. Results Seventy-seven percent (482) had a smoking history while 11.3% (71) were current smokers. The length of smoking cessation to cancer diagnosis was Conclusions In a surgical lung cancer cohort, the majority of patients were smoking abstinent greater than one decade before the diagnosis of lung cancer. |
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