Musicians playing wind instruments and risk of lung cancer: is there an association?
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Correspondence to: Dr J M Barros-Dios, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, C/ San Francisco s/n, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain; mrbarros{at}usc.es
Lung cancer is an important public health problem. Tobacco is its main risk factor. Occupation is also an important risk factor. Some jobs have shown higher risks than others, but few investigations have asked about activities or hobbies in leisure time1 in relation to the risk of lung cancer.
A case-control study was performed between 1999 and 2000 in the Santiago de Compostela Health District (Galicia, northwest Spain). A total of 132 cases with confirmed diagnosis of lung …
