• Sex differences in risk of smoking-related lung cancer: results from a cohort of 600,000 Norwegians 

      Hansen, Merethe Selnes; Licaj, Idlir; Braaten, Tonje; Langhammer, Arnulf; Marchand, Loic Le; Gram, Inger Torhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-26)
      Whether women are more susceptible than men to smoking-related lung cancer has been a topic of controversy. To address this question, we compared risks of lung cancer associated with smoking by sex. Altogether, 585,583 participants from 3 Norwegian cohorts (Norwegian Counties Study, 40 Years Study, and Cohort of Norway (CONOR) Study) were followed until December 31, 2013, through linkage of data to ...
    • Smoking related lung cancer mortality by education and sex in Norway 

      Hansen, Merethe Selnes; Licaj, Idlir; Braaten, Tonje; Langhammer, Arnulf; Marchand, Loic Le; Gram, Inger Torhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-21)
      Lung cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, with tobacco smoking as the main cause [1]. In Norway, as in other western countries, smoking was more prevalent among men and in the highest social classes six to seven decades ago [2]. The proportion of male smokers increased until the 1960s, when it was around 65%. Among women, the peak (35%) ...