The Effect of Smoking Habits on Different Histological Types of Lung Cancer in Kashmir.
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2008-01
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A prospective study was conducted with the aim to determine the effect of smoking habits on different
histological types of lung cancer. A total of 100 patients that included 91 males and 9 females with histological
documentation of lung cancer were enrolled in the study. A detailed history was taken in each case
that revealed active smokers 90%. Of which cigarette smokers were 40%, Hooka and Bidi smokers
17.7% and 5.6% of cases respectively. We also observed lung cancer was more common among farmers
34% who were active hooka smokers. Squamous cell carcinoma was the main histological type of lung
cancer associated with all types of smoking habits.
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Smoking, lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma
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Khan Nazir Ahmad, Teli Mohd Ashraf, Katoch Swaran, Abrol Deepak, Gupta Meenu. The Effect of Smoking Habits on Different Histological Types of Lung Cancer in Kashmir. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2008 Jan-Mar;10(1): 23