Lung cancer is mainly caused by smoking, but the quantitative relations between smoking
and histologic subtypes of lung cancer remain inconclusive. By using one of the largest lung …

Rationale: Diesel motor exhaust is classified by the International Agency for Research on
Cancer as probably carcinogenic to humans. The epidemiologic evidence is evaluated as …

Susceptibility to lung cancer may in part be attributable to inter-individual variability in
metabolic activation or detoxification of tobacco carcinogens. The glutathione S-transferase …

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the frequency of spontaneous abortion in two
groups of women. One group consisted of women regularly involved in the preparation of …

Background: Several toxicologic and epidemiologic studies have produced evidence that
occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) is a risk factor for …

Rationale: Previous respiratory diseases have been associated with increased risk of lung
cancer. Respiratory conditions often co-occur and few studies have investigated multiple …

Background An association between low socioeconomic status (SES) and lung cancer has
been observed in several studies, but often without adequate control for smoking behavior …

This paper is concerned with the problem of estimating relative risks from ecological
correlation studies. In the first part, some of the biases encountered when analysing …

Background: Evidence is limited regarding risk and the shape of the exposure–response
curve at low asbestos exposure levels. We estimated the exposure–response for …

The objective was to examine the role of tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking in the
incidence of oral cavity cancer by subsite in France, a high-incidence area. We analysed …