tobacco use risk_factor_for lung cancer
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Evidence (6 sources)
The highly carcinogenic effects of nicotine and other compounds contained in cigarettes and other tobacco-related products are well recognized
confidence: 0.94
A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
(2012)
PMID:23245609
cited
compiled study-level estimates of the RR of mortality associated with ... active smoking ... for the following outcomes: ... lung cancer ...
confidence: 0.93
Genetic polymorphisms in 15q25 and 19q13 loci, cotinine levels, and risk of lung cancer in EPIC.
(2011)
PMID:21862624
cited
tobacco smoking is the major risk factor for lung cancer
confidence: 0.98
Convergence of genetic findings for nicotine dependence and smoking related diseases with chromosome 15q24-25.
(2010)
PMID:19896728
cited
its prevalence over time mirrors per capita tobacco consumption.
confidence: 0.90
Deciphering the impact of common genetic variation on lung cancer risk: a genome-wide association study.
(2009)
PMID:19654303
cited
While >80% of the population attributable risk of lung cancer can be ascribed to tobacco smoking
confidence: 0.95
Toward a global view of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and cocaine use: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys.
(2008)
PMID:18597549
cited
cross‑national comparisons for ... tobacco ... plotted in relation to pertinent causes of death (e.g., ... lung cancer)
confidence: 0.90