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WEEK 22:

Lung cancer epidemiology:

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lung cancer incidence over time increase
social deprivation and smoking social deprivation relates to smoking prevalence and occupational exposures
how is social deprivation and LC measured (4) unemployment, non car ownership, non home ownership, and household overcrowding
risk factors for LC (5) tobacco, air pollution (outdoor and household- second hand smoking), environmental/ occupational exposures (radon or asbestos) , gender, race
particulate matter in outdoor pollution level 1 carcinogen by IARC
3 billion people cook using polluting open fires/ simple stoves eg (3) kerosene, biomass (wood, animal dung and crop waste), and coal
radon radioactive gas released from normal decay of elements eg uranium, thorium and radium in rocks and soil
types of asbestos (2) chrysotile and amphibole
compare males and females who smoke females who smoke show higher levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon DNA adducts due to possible synergistic interaction between oestrogens and tobacco compounds
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