Search for dissertations about: "Never-smokers"

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  2. 1. Prevalence, risk factors and comorbidities of COPD among never-smokers

    Author : Stig Hagstad; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; COPD; Never-smokers; epidemiology; population-based; passive smoking; comorbidities; risk factor; prevalence;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate prevalence, risk factors and comorbidity of COPD among never-smokers. COPD was in this thesis defined as a syndrome also including prior asthma diagnosis with chronic airway obstruction. READ MORE

  4. 2. Airway inflammation in "healthy" smokers. Relation to lung function and high resolution CT findings

    Author : Ann Ekberg-Jansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; smoking; bronchoalveolar lavage; bronchial biopsies; cytokines; lymphocytes; computed tomography; lung function; respiratory symptoms;

    Abstract : The aim of the present study was to characterize the inflammatory pattern in "healthy"smokers and relate it to lung function, high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings and respiratory symptoms in order to identify smokers at risk to develop COPD. Subjects were recruited from a population study "Men born 1933 in Göteborg". READ MORE

  5. 3. Environmental and genetic factors in lung cancer : epidemiologocal and biomolecular studies focusing on nonsmokers

    Author : Fredrik Nyberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Lung cancer; case-control study; smoking misclassification; exposure misclassification; validation; bias; nonsmoker; smoking; environmental tobacco smoke; ETS; diet; biomarker; glutathione S transferase; GSTM1; N-acetyl transferase; NAT2; hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosiyl transferase; hprt; DNA; adducts;

    Abstract : Tobacco smoking is the major cause of lung cancer. Other risk factors include exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), dietary habits and genetic factors. When studying such risk factors, confounding from smoking presents a pervasive methodological problem. READ MORE

  6. 4. Lung cancer in Sweden : incidence, diagnosis and survival

    Author : Lukas Löfling; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Globally, lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer, as well as the number one cancer-related cause of death. This thesis includes four population-based studies that considered different aspects of lung cancer, covering incidence, diagnosis and survival. READ MORE

  7. 5. Pulmonary manifestations in smoking-related diseases : clinical studies with emphasis on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and rheumatoid arthritis

    Author : Reza Karimi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Smoking is a risk factor for a number of diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Cigarette smoke initiates an inflammatory response which leads to structural changes in the airways and in the lung parenchyma. READ MORE