Metabolites of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Phenanthrene in the Urine of Cigarette Smokers from Five Ethnic Groups with Differing Risks for Lung Cancer

Results from the Multiethnic Cohort Study demonstrated significant differences in lung cancer risk among cigarette smokers from five different ethnic/racial groups. For the same number of cigarettes smoked, and particularly among light smokers, African Americans and Native Hawaiians had the highest...

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Main Authors: Patel, Yesha M., Park, Sungshim L., Carmella, Steven G., Paiano, Viviana, Olvera, Natalie, Stram, Daniel O., Haiman, Christopher A., Le Marchand, Loic, Hecht, Stephen S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898721/