The shifting epidemiology of lung cancer in Asian and Asian diaspora populations: Implications for clinical and global health policy research

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical OncologyVolume 18, Issue 5 p. e524-e525 LETTER TO THE EDITOR The shifting epidemiology of lung cancer in Asian and Asian diaspora populations: Implications for clinical and global health policy research Edward Christopher Dee, Corresponding Author Edward Christopher Dee [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-6119-0889 Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA Correspondence Edward Christopher Dee, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. Email: [email protected] Search for more papers by this authorPatricia Mae G. Santos, Patricia Mae G. Santos orcid.org/0000-0002-5868-7322 Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorFreddie Bray, Freddie Bray [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3248-7787 Cancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, FranceSearch for more papers by this author Edward Christopher Dee, Corresponding Author Edward Christopher Dee [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-6119-0889 Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA Correspondence Edward Christopher Dee, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. Email: [email protected] Search for more papers by this authorPatricia Mae G. Santos, Patricia Mae G. Santos orcid.org/0000-0002-5868-7322 Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorFreddie Bray, Freddie Bray [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3248-7787 Cancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, FranceSearch for more papers by this author First published: 30 January 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13738Citations: 2Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1Thai AA, Solomon BJ, Sequist LV, Gainor JF, Heist RS. Lung cancer. Lancet. 2021; 398: 535- 554. 2Sung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, et al. Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021; 71(3): 209- 249. 3Toh CK, Wong EH, Lim WT, et al. The impact of smoking status on the behavior and survival outcome of patient with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective analysis. Chest. 2004; 126(6): 1750- 1756. 4Scott C. EpiBio team will explore lung cancer in Asian American nonsmokers. 2020. University of California San Francisco. Accessed March 31, 2021. https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/news/epibio-team-will-explore-lung-cancer-asian-american-nonsmokers 5Ha SY, Choi SJ, Cho JH, et al. Lung cancer in never-smoker Asian females is driven by oncogenic mutations, most often involving EGFR. Oncotarget. 2015; 6(7): 5465- 5474. 6Tseng CH, Tsuang BJ, Chiang CJ, et al. The relationship between air pollution and lung cancer in nonsmokers in Taiwan. J Thorac Oncol. 2019; 14(5): 784- 792. 7Xue Y, Jiang Y, Jin S, Li Y. Association between cooking oil fume exposure and lung cancer among Chinese nonsmoking women: a meta-analysis. Onco Targets Ther. 2016; 19(9): 2987- 2992. Citing Literature Volume18, Issue5October 2022Pages e524-e525 ReferencesRelatedInformation