Blar i forfatter "Hansen, Merethe Selnes"

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    • Aspects of Lung Cancer by Sex 

      Hansen, Merethe Selnes (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2020-06-12)
      Lung cancer is the most common cancer in men and the third most frequent in women across the globe, and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The rising worldwide incidence of lung cancer among women has raised the possibility of a sex difference in the association between smoking and lung cancer. It has been estimated that approximately 90% of all lung cancer is related to smoking. The ...

    • The fraction of lung cancer attributable to smoking in the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) Study 

      Hansen, Merethe Selnes; Licaj, Idlir; Braaten, Tonje; Lund, Eiliv; Gram, Inger Torhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-27)
      <i>Background</i> - We examined the association between active and passive smoking and lung cancer risk and the population attributable fraction (PAF) of lung cancer due to active smoking, in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study, a nationally representative prospective cohort study.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - We followed 142,508 women, aged 31–70 years, who completed a baseline questionnaire between ...

    • Risk of lung cancer and physical activity by smoking status and body mass index, the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study 

      Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Braaten, Tonje; Hansen, Merethe Selnes; Licaj, Idlir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-01)
      We aimed to investigate physical activity (PA) and risk of different histological subtypes of lung cancer according to smoking status and body mass index using repeated measurements in a large cohort of women in Norway. The study sample for the multiple imputation analyses consisted of 86,499 and for the complete-case analysis 80,802 women. Repeated measurements of PA level, smoking habits, weight, ...

    • 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%) ...