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Risk Factors Of Lung Cancer Among Women In Menoufia Governorate, Egypt, Marwa K. Abo Aianh, Nagwa N. Hegazy, Naser M. Abd Elbary

Menoufia Medical Journal

Objectives The objectives of this study were to assess the risk factors and distribution of lung cancer among women in Menoufia governorate. Background Lung cancer used to be thought of as a man's disease, but women now account for almost half of new cases and deaths from lung cancer. Patients and methods The study was a case–control study. Women were selected according to the following inclusion criteria: adult females above 18 years, histopathological proof lung cancer, controlled comorbidity. The recruited participants were 60 women from the clinical oncology hospital records from January 2011 to December 2015 in Menoufia University, Shebin …