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. 2021 Feb 1;7(2):302-304.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.6362.

Proportion of Never Smokers Among Men and Women With Lung Cancer in 7 US States

David A Siegel  1 , Stacey A Fedewa  2 , S Jane Henley  1 , Lori A Pollack  1 , Ahmedin Jemal  2
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Proportion of Never Smokers Among Men and Women With Lung Cancer in 7 US States

David A Siegel et al. JAMA Oncol. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines cigarette smoking patterns by demographic and clinical characteristics among patients with lung cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Drs Jemal and Fedewa are employed by the American Cancer Society, which receives grants from private and corporate foundations, including foundations associated with companies in the health sector for research outside of the submitted work. These authors are not funded by or key personnel for any of these grants and their salary is solely funded through American Cancer Society funds. No other disclosures were reported.

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