[Atmospheric air pollution and the incidence of lung cancer among urban population].
The article presents results of investigations of ambient air pollution and smoking related cancer morbidity of the population in 26 cities of the USSR. To reveal the relationship with lung cancer morbidity of the urban population a number of techniques are approved for the determination of levels of ecological tension of the atmosphere and consumption of cigarettes per capita in the cities under study is analysed. Correlation analysis results suggest the presence of a common etiological factor for lung cancer for both sexes--smoking. Ambient air pollution influences lung cancer morbidity to a significantly less degree, which is indicated by a weak correlation of this parameter with the morbidity of women.
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D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014586:USSR; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D000393:Air Pollutants
Zagriaznenie atmosfernogo vozdukha i zabolevaemost' gorodskogo naseleniia rakom legkogo.