title: Interactive effects between radiation and other factors on cancer risk among A-bomb survivors--an overview of RERF studies.
abstract: This paper reviews RERF cancer studies conducted to examine interactive effects between radiation and epidemiological risk factors, including smoking habits, occupation, dietary habits and OB/GYN history. Special emphasis is placed on a review of studies of interactive effects between cigarette smoking and radiation on lung cancer risk. Comments on these studies are made and proposals for future studies are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akiba
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D012307:Risk Factors; D013534:Survival