Cigarette smoking and lung cancer trends in Serbia - a ten-year analysis
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by National Library of Serbia in Medicinski Pregled
- Vol. 59 (5-6) , 225-229
- https://doi.org/10.2298/mpns0606225p
Abstract
Cigarette smoking is the single most common cause of morbidity and mortality in the world, and the most important risk factor for developing lung cancer (LC). LC is the most frequent form of cancer in men worldwide. Almost half of the adult population in Serbia smokes. The aim of the study was to analyze the incidence rate (IR) and trend ofLC in Serbia from 1994 to 2003, with special regard to tobacco smoking status (TSS). Referral annual reports of the Institute of Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis on newly diagnosed cases of LC, categorized by sex and TSS, have been analyzed. TSS included three categories: smokers, ex-smokers and non-smokers. LC IR showed an increasing tendency (RR; 0.2859) with 34/100,000 population in 2003, and significant differences among districts (6.3-39.1/100.000). Smokers, ex-smokers, and non-smokers account for 70.3%, 17% and 12.6%, respectvely (pKeywords
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