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Smoking reduces survival in young females with lung adenocarcinoma after curative resection

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The aim of this study was to investigate effects of smoking on the overall survival of young female lung adenocarcinoma patients after curative resection. A total of 282 surgically treated young females (younger than 40) with histologically confirmed primary lung adenocarcinoma were studied retrospectively. Overall survivals (OS) and related prognostic factors were analyzed. The 5-year OS of current-smokers and non-smokers were 20 and 36.6%, respectively (P = 0.03). As for patients with stage I disease, the 5-year OS of current-smokers and non-smokers were 50 and 68.8%, respectively, (P = 0.02). Smoking (RR = 3.15, CI 1.726–8.786) was identified as an independent prognostic factor. Current-smokers (21.4 vs. 14.5%, P = 0.03) and non-smokers (37.9 vs. 28.8%, P = 0.02) all benefited from adjuvant chemotherapy. Among young female patients with adenocarcinoma, current-smokers have a lower survival rate than non-smokers, especially patients with stage I disease.

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    Ming Liu, Gening Jiang, Jiaan Ding, Jiang Fan, Wenxin He, Peng Zhang & Nan Song

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Liu, M., Jiang, G., Ding, J. et al. Smoking reduces survival in young females with lung adenocarcinoma after curative resection. Med Oncol 29, 570–573 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-011-9826-y

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