Open AccessSmoking and carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix.
Author(s) -
Joseph L. Lyon,
John C. Gardner,
Dee W. West,
William M. Stanish,
Richardm . Hebertson
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.73.5.558
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma in situ , cervix , uterine cervix , gynecology , socioeconomic status , risk factor , cigarette smoking , population , relative risk , demography , obstetrics , carcinoma , cancer , environmental health , confidence interval , sociology
We carried out a case-control study of 217 cases of in situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix and 243 controls chosen from the general population of Utah. We found a relative risk of 3.0 for cigarette smoking after controlling for sexual and socioeconomic risk factors. The smoking association was strongest in the youngest age group (ages 20-29), reaching seventeenfold, and was weaker in the older age groups. These data suggest that cigarette smoking may be an independent risk factor for cancer of the uterine cervix, after considering sexual behavior and other well-established risk factors.