title: Epidemiology of lung cancer.
abstract: This review article presents lung cancer epidemiology, describing main epidemiologic characteristics including epidemiological situation in cancer incidence, mortality and survival in Europe in comparison with situation in the Czech Republic. Influence of environmental and life style risk factors like smoking, passive smoking, risk factors of work environment, ionizing radiation, air pollution, nutrition and genetic and hormonal factors are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Palacký University, Hnevotinská 3, 77515 Olomouc.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kollárová
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Janout
authors.forename: Ludek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cizek
mesh_terms: D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects