# LUNG CANCER IN NON-SMOKING WOMEN

> **NIH NIH R01** · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · 1987 · $448,406

## Abstract

This study attempts to test the hypothesis that involuntary exposure to
tobacco smoke increases the risk of lung cancer.  It is a population-based
case-referent (control) study of women who never used tobacco products and
develop lung cancer.  Cases will be rapidly ascertained in five large
metropolitan areas: New Orleans, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and
Houston.  There will be two separate control groups: non-smoking women who
develop colon cancer reesiding in the same geographic area as the cases;
and a population control group obtained by a random digit dialing protocol.
Personal interviews at home will be conducted.  The questionnaire will
cover passive smoking exposures at home, at work, and in other areas;
residential chracteristics; diet; and demographic information.  Logistic
regression techniques will be used in the analysis to examine risk of lung
cancer associated with passive smoking while controlling for confounding
variables.  The data processing will be centralized in one of the
participating centers, Atlanta, and the analysis will be a cooperative
effort of the investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3179606
- **Project number:** 5R01CA040095-03
- **Recipient organization:** LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
- **SAM.gov UEI:** M7KCJ79FAVH5
- **Principal Investigator:** PELAYO none CORREA
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1987
- **Award amount:** $448,406
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1985-09-01 → 1989-02-15

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3179606

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3179606, LUNG CANCER IN NON-SMOKING WOMEN (5R01CA040095-03). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3179606. Licensed CC0.

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