H Rashidian, M Hadji, A Ansari-Moghaddam, M Bakhshi, A Nejatizadeh, M Marzban, A Rezaianzadeh, M S Seyyedsalehi, A Moradi, M Gholipour, R Alizadeh-Navaei, N D Freedman, R Malekzadeh, A Etemadi, F Kamangar, E Weiderpass, E Pukkala, P Boffetta, K Zendehdel
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the association between lung cancer and waterpipe smoking, which is an emerging global public health concern. STUDY DESIGN: Multicentre case-control study. METHODS: This study included 627 cases and 3477 controls from the Iranian Study of Opium and Cancer (IROPICAN) study, which was conducted between 2017 and 2020. One frequency-matched control for each lung cancer patient was selected by age, gender and residential place; however, this study used controls of four cancer types in the analyses...
May 2, 2024: Public Health