Marwa M A Elbasheer, Bastian Bohrmann, Yiping Chen, Jun Lv, Dianjianyi Sun, Xia Wu, Xiaoming Yang, Daniel Avery, Liming Li, Zhengming Chen, Christiana Kartsonaki, Ka Hung Chan, Ling Yang
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality among Chinese females despite the low smoking prevalence among this population. This study assessed the roles of reproductive factors in lung cancer development among Chinese female never-smokers. METHODS: The prospective China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) recruited over 0.5 million Chinese adults (0.3 million females) from 10 geographical areas in China in 2004-2008 when information on socio-demographic/lifestyle/environmental factors, physical measurements, medical history, and reproductive history collected through interviewer-administered questionnaires...
March 26, 2024: BMC Cancer