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Comparative study on female lung cancer in Japan, USA, China

Research Project

Project/Area Number 03042015
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
SectionSpecial Cancer Research
Research InstitutionKYUSHU UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

NAKANISHI Yoichi  Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 医学部, 助手 (20172356)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 劉 崇智  中国, 昆明医学院・胸部外科, 教授
PIANTADOSI Steven  Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, USA, Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Director
LINNOILA Ilona  National Cancer Institute, USA, 国立癌研究所, Head
MULSHINE James  National Cancer Institute, USA, 国立癌研究所, Chief
MITUTOMI Tetsuya  University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 第2外科, 講師 (70209807)
TOKIWA Hiroshi  Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences, 所長
NOBUTOMO Koichi  National Institute of Health Service Management, 医療管理部, 部長
KURITA Yukio  National Tagawa Shinsei Hospital, 副院長
SHIGEMATSU Nobuaki  Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 医学部, 名誉教授 (40038683)
LIU Chong Zhi  Kunming Medical College, China
光冨 徹哉  産業医科大学, 講師
栗田 幸夫  国立田川新生病院, 内科, 医長
Project Period (FY) 1991 – 1992
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1992)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
KeywordsLung Cancer / Female / Fuyuan, Yunnan, China / Mortality Ratio / Carcinogen / Benzopyrene / 1-Nitopyrene / 腺癌 / 変異原性
Research Abstract

Although the relationship between cigarette smoking and lung carcinogenesis is clear, it is said smoking is not common in female adenocarcinoma patients. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors for lung carcinogenesis in females, especially non-tobacco factors.
In our survey lung cancer mortality ratio(LCMR) in Fuyuan County, Yunnan Province, China was markedly high compared to that in whole China(51.9 vs 5.0/100,000), male to female ratio of LCMR in Fuyuan is 1.81, and LCMR in northern communes in Fuyuan was higher than that in southern. In Fuyuan more than 90% people are farmers, and the Han race. Smoking habit in females are rare. One of the major industries is coal mining, and they produce smoky coal in northern area and smokeless in southern. Traditionary they use coal for indoor cooking, heating and ham smoking.
Soot collected from the houses of northern Fuyuan contained high mutagenic activities against Salmonella typhimurium(SA). Coal combustion emission derived from smoky coal produced in northern Fuyuan contained higher mutagenic activity than smokeless coal in southern. 21 resected lung specimens derived from lung cancer patients in Fuyuan and 137 specimens in Japan were analyzed for carcinogen content and mutagenic activiries. In Chinese samples higher concentration of benzopyrene (608.7*477.1pg/g dry weight in Chinese vs 180.3*103 in Japanese) and higher mutagenic activity to SA(YG1204, +S9) were detected. On the other hand, in Japanese samples higher concentration of 1-nitopyrene(21.3*12.4pg/g dry weight in Japanese vs 5.9*2.4 in Chinese) and higher mutagenic activity to SA(YG1029, -S9) were detected.
These results suggest that
1)in Fuyuan, life style, indoor environment and high concentration of carcinogen in coal combustion emission maybe the causes of high LCMR in. females,
2)potent lung carcinogens in the atmosphere may different in Fuyuan and Japan.

Report

(2 results)
  • 1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • 1991 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All Other

All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] Hiroshi TOKIWA: "Mutagenic and carcinogenic significance and the possible induction of lung cancer by nitroarenes in particle pollutants" Environ.Health Persp(発表予定).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 中西 洋一: "中国雲南省富源県における肺癌死亡率と、その発生要因に関する検討" 肺癌(抄録). 32. 761 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 中西 洋一: "中国雲南省富源県の肺癌多発と、その原因に関する検討" 日本胸部疾患学会雑誌(抄録). 31. 157 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoichi NAKANISHI: "High lung cancer mortality in Fuyuan County,China-Relationship to indoor coal combustion emission" Lung Cancer.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hiroshi TOKIWA: "The presence of mutagens/carcinogens in the excised lung and analysis of lung cancer induction" Carcinogenesis.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hiroshi Tokiwa: "Mutagenic and carcinogenic significance and the possible induction of lung cancer by nitroarenes in particle pollutants" Environ. Health Persp(in press).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoichi Nadanishi: "Lung cancer mortality in Fuyuan, China- Study on the incidence of lung cancer" Proceeding of the Japanese Journal of Thoracic Diseases. 32. 761 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoichi Nakanishi: "High lung cancer mortality in Fuyuan, China- Study on the cause of lung carcinogenesis" Proceeding of Lung Cancer. 31. 157 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoichi Nakanishi: "High lung cancer mortality in Fuyuan County, China- Relationship to indoor coal combustion emission" Lung Cancer(in preparation).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hiroshi Tokiwa: "The presence of mutagens/carcinogens in the excised lung and analysis of lung cancer induction" Carcinogenesis(in preparation).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary

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