Table 1.
Type and Stage | Female | Male | Total | Smoking History | ||
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(A) Study 1 (38 Samples) | ||||||
Lung cancer | NSCLC adenocarcinoma stage unknown | 8 | 10 | 18 | Current or former smokers | |
Control | 12 | 8 | 20 | Current or former smokers | ||
Average age (cancer) | 62 (SE 2.38) (range 53–72) | 67 (SE 3.66) (range 50–85) | ||||
Average age (control) | 64 (SE 2.71) (range 49–80) | 66 (SE 2.65) (range 58–82) | ||||
(B) Study 2 (22 Samples) | ||||||
Lung cancer | 7 | 4 | 11 | |||
NSCLC Stage I-IIB | 1 | 1 | 1 former smoker | |||
NSCLC Stage IIIA-IV | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 never smoker 1 former smoker |
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SCLC | 3 | 3 | 1 unknown, 1 former smoker 1 current smoker |
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Mesothelioma | 1 | 1 | 1 former smoker | |||
Secondary 2nd metastasis to lung | 1 | 1 | 1 former smoker | |||
other | 1 | 1 | 1 former smoker | |||
Control | 6 | 5 | 11 | unknown | ||
Average age (cancer) | 67 (SE 4.2) (range 47–76) | 67 (SE 2.66) (range 61–73) | 11 | |||
Average age (control) | 54 (SE 2.64) (range 44–61) | 69 (SE 3.79) (range 61–83) | 11 |