Lung Cancer in Never-Smoking Women: A Sub-Analysis of the Spanish Female-Specific Database WORLD07. (28th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Viñolas, Nuria; Garrido, Pilar; Isla, Dolores; Provencio, Mariano; Majem, Margarita; Artal, Angel; Carcereny, Enric; Garcia Campelo, Rosario; Lianes, Pilar; De La Peñas, Ramon; Felip, Enriqueta
• Is Part Of: Cancer investigation. Volume 35:Number 5(2017)
• Page Start: 358
• Page End: 365
• Publication Date: 2017-05-28
• Subjects: Lung cancer -- prognostic factors -- Spanish women -- never smokers -- smoking; Cancer -- Periodicals; Oncology -- Periodicals; Medical Oncology -- Periodicals; Neoplasms -- Periodicals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2017.1295461
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0735-7907

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The WORLD07 study characterizes lung cancer in Spanish women. This analysis investigated lung cancer features in never-smoking women. Of 2072 women recruited, 2035 were analyzed. Patient characteristics and demographics were similar for current/former smokers and never smokers. Among never smokers, 38.3% were exposed to passive smoking. Non-small-cell lung cancer was the most common type (78.8% of current/former smokers and 96.1% of never smokers) and adenocarcinoma the most common histology (69.1% and 83.4% respectively). There was a high incidence of lung cancer in Spanish never-smoking women and a high proportion (about 50%) had mutant epidermal growth factor receptor.