Main Title |
Cigarette Smoke and Lung Cancer. |
Author |
Martonen, T. B. ;
Hofmann, W. ;
Lowe, J. E. ;
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CORP Author |
California Univ., Irvine. Dept. of Medicine. ;Salzburg Univ. (Austria).;Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.;National Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst., Bethesda, MD. |
Year Published |
1987 |
Report Number |
EPA-68-02-2566; EPA/600/J-87/368; |
Stock Number |
PB88-224282 |
Additional Subjects |
Pulmonary neoplasms ;
Smoking ;
Radon ;
Carcinogens ;
Polonium 210 ;
Alpha particles ;
Reprints ;
Cigarette smoke ;
Bronchial neoplasms ;
Tumor promoters
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Holdings |
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Additional Info |
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Last Modified |
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NTIS |
PB88-224282 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
7p |
Abstract |
Cigarette smoke has been implicated in a causal relationship with carcinoma of the lung. An intriguing feature of the disease is the site-selectivity with which bronchogenic cancer manifests itself; most cancers are detected in the main, lobar and segmental bronchi, perhaps specifically at airway bifurcations. The elevated risk of lung cancer to smokers may result from a complex interplay between smoking and exposure to ambient Rn progeny, including the promotional-effect role (as opposed to being the initiating event) of cigarette smoke in tumor development. It has been determined that smokers exposed to average indoor Rn progency levels receive surprisingly high a doses at 'hot spots' within bronchial bifurcations. (Copyright (c) 1987 Health Physics Society Pergamon Journals Ltd.) |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Health Physics, v52 n2 p213-217 Feb 87. Prepared in cooperation with Salzburg Univ. (Austria). Sponsored by Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC., and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst., Bethesda, MD. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Cigarette Smoke and Lung Cancer. |
PUB Date Free Form |
c1987 |
Category Codes |
57Y; 57U; 57V |
NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/11 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
826017517 |
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NTIS |
Type |
CAT |