Kidner P H, Williams H O
Thorax. 1969 Jul;24(4):472-5. doi: 10.1136/thx.24.4.472.
A case of bronchial carcinoma occurring in a young Negro is described. The incidence of the condition in the Negro race is reviewed. Although it is apparently rare in the native African, it is much more common in the American of Negro stock. Two factors are suggested as being responsible for this—increasing longevity and increasing contact with external carcinogens, of which the most likely is cigarette smoke. Available evidence indicates that the disease is, as yet, rare in the British Negro but may be expected to rise following the pattern in the United States.
本文描述了一例发生在年轻黑人身上的支气管癌病例。文中回顾了该疾病在黑人种族中的发病率。虽然在非洲原住民中显然罕见,但在有黑人血统的美国人中更为常见。文中提出两个因素可能对此负责——寿命延长以及与外部致癌物接触增加,其中最有可能的是香烟烟雾。现有证据表明,这种疾病在英国黑人中目前仍然罕见,但预计将遵循美国的模式上升。