Body Mass Index and Risk of Lung Cancer Among Never, Former, and Current Smokers | Zendy

L. Ripley Smith | Zendy; Louise A. Brinton | Zendy; Margaret R. Spitz | Zendy; Tram Kim Lam | Zendy; Yikyung Park | Zendy; Albert R. Hollenbeck | Zendy; Neal D. Freedman | Zendy; Gretchen L. Gierach | Zendy

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Body Mass Index and Risk of Lung Cancer Among Never, Former, and Current Smokers

Author(s) -

L. Ripley Smith,

Louise A. Brinton,

Margaret R. Spitz,

Tram Kim Lam,

Yikyung Park,

Albert R. Hollenbeck,

Neal D. Freedman,

Gretchen L. Gierach

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

jnci journal of the national cancer institute

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.797

H-Index - 356

eISSN - 1460-2105

pISSN - 0027-8874

DOI - 10.1093/jnci/djs179

Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , lung cancer , risk factor , confounding , obesity , epidemiology , cancer , oncology , cigarette smoking

Although obesity has been directly linked to the development of many cancers, many epidemiological studies have found that body mass index (BMI)--a surrogate marker of obesity--is inversely associated with the risk of lung cancer. These studies are difficult to interpret because of potential confounding by cigarette smoking, a major risk factor for lung cancer that is associated with lower BMI.

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