Association between Family History of Cancer and Lung Cancer Risk among Japanese Men and Women

The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Kaoru YoshidaYuko Minami

Abstract

Although cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for lung cancer, genetic susceptibility may also affect lung cancer risk. To explore the role of genetic risk, this case-control study investigated the association between family history of cancer at several sites and lung cancer risk. A total of 1,733 lung cancer cases and 6,643 controls were selected from patients aged 30 years and over admitted to a single hospital in Japan between 1997 and 2009. Information on family history of cancer was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and odds ratios (ORs) were estimated by unconditional logistic regression. Family history of lung cancer in first-degree relatives was associated with an increased risk of lung cancer among both sexes. According to histology and type of relatives, a parental history of lung cancer was significantly associated with an increased risk of female adenocarcinoma (OR = 1.72). Stratification by smoking status revealed that this significant positive association in women was limited to ever-smokers (OR = 4.13). In men, a history of lung cancer in siblings was significantly associated with an increased risk of small cell carcinoma (OR = 2.28) and adenocarcinoma (OR = 2.25). Otherwise, positive associat...Continue Reading

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