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Archives of Environmental Health 18(5) : 76&767, May 1969. 52 CHAPTER 3 Smoking and Cancer Contents Summary _______________________ - _______ ----__-_----_-- Epidemiological Studies- _________________ -----__-_------- Lung Cancer- ___________._______ ------_---------_-- Oral Cancer- _____________ - ______ ------------- ______ Laryngeal Cancer- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cancer of the Urinary Bladder and Kidney------..------ Cancer of the Pancreas ________________ - ____ ---_----- General Aspects of Carcinogenicity- __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _- _ __ _ __ __ _ _- Tobacco Alkaloids __________________ --___------- _____ Nickel__________________________________----------- Experimental Aspects of Carcinogenesis- _ _ _ _ _ - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - Retention of Smoke Constituents- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ __ _ ___ _ Changes in Cell Cultures Induced by Cigarette Smoke- - - Experimental Studies of Bronchogenic Carcinoma in Animals_________________------______________-_-_- Experimental Aspects of Cancer of the Bladder and Eidney__________-______________________--------- Cited References_--__-_--_____________________---------- Cancer Supplemental Bibliography- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ - - - - - - Pane 55 55 55 58 58 60 60 61 61 62 62 62 62 63 64 65 69 53 SMOKING AND CANCER SlJadMARY Previous reports (59,60,61) have presented the evidence that ciga- rette smoking is a major cause of lung cancer and that cessation of cigarette smoking sharply reduces the risk of dying from lungcancer as compared to the risk taken by those who continue to smoke. Ciga- rette smoking was also shown to be a significant factor in the causa- tion of cancer of the larynx. A strong association between various forms of smoking and cancers of the buccal cavity, pharynx, and esophagus was also shown. Data were presented which indicated that cigarette smoking was associated with cancer of the urinary bladder. Data were aiso presented which suggested that cancer of the kidney and pancreas may be related to cigarette smoking. During the past year, both population studies and laboratory studies from various countries have added to the weight of the evidence linking smoking and cancer. A major study of histological changes in the larynx has demonstrated the higher risk of premalignant changes among smokers. More studies have been done to identify those substances in tobacco smoke which take part in carcinogenesis. New animal models for the experimental study of respiratory cancer, which may be helpful in elucidating the mechanisms of respiratory tract carcinogenesis, have been developed and refined. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES It is interesting to note that; epidemiological information on ciga- rette smoking and lung cancer, similar to that which has been collected in the United States and Western European countries, is now being re- ported from Eastern Europe an.d Africa as well. Lung Cancer In Norway, a study of histologically proven cases of lung cancer by Kreyberg demonstrated t.hu low frequency of lung cancer among nonsmokers. The cases were collected between 1950 and 1964 from two hospitals and a diagnostic laboratory which service all parts of Nor- way, The author states that the population represented in this study is most probably geographically representative of the whole country. In comparing his results in Norway with those in other European 55 36CLQ28 -4 countries, Kreyberg stated that a nonsmoking Norwegian population today should present lung cancer cases in the same number, with the same sex ratio, and with the same representation of histological types as prevailed in Norway 40 years ago, and in Europe in general at the beginning of this century ($4, 2%). The risks of developing various histological types of lung cancers among smokers, as contrasted to nonsmokers, are presented in table 1. Two facts are strikingly apparent from the table. First, the preponderance of the higher risk of lung cancer in smokers lies in the categories of epidermoid carcinoma and anaplastic small cell carcinoma. Second, while female smokers have a higher risk of developing lung cancer than female nonsmokers, the relative risks are smaller than those for males. At least part of this difference may be accounted for by differences in smoking habits be- tween men and women. Women tend to smoke fewer cigarettes, to smoke brands lower in tar and nicotine, inhale less and smoke less of each cigarette than do men ; therefore, women have lower exposure to cigarette smoke. TABLE l.-Tumor prevalence among males and females 36-69 years of age, by type of tumor and smoking category [Smokers canstltuted E5 percent of populations studied] Males: Epidermoid carcinoma- - _ ______ 434 431 3 17. 0 25. 4 Small cell anaplaatic carcinoma-- 117 116 1 5. 7 20. 4 Adenocarcinoma ___________ ____ 88 83 5 28. 3 2. 9 Bronchiole-alveolar carcinoma--- __ __ _ _-_ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ -_ Carcinoid _________-__________ _ 46 39 7 39. 7 1. 0 Bronchial gland tumor-- _ ___ ___ -___ ____ -___ ______ _ ___ Total ____________________ -_ 685 669 16 90. 7 7. 4 Females : Epidermoid carcinoma- _ _ ____ __ 12 9 3 Small cell anaplastic carcinoma-- 8 5 3 : ;: 12. 0 6.6 Adenocarcinoma ___---- ___ _____ 56 14 42 10. 5 1. 3 Bronchiole-alveolar carcinoma--- _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - - _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ - Carcinoid _____________________ 32 7 25 6.3 1. 1 Bronchial gland tumor- _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _- __ __ _ ___ _ _ __ __ Total- _ ________________ ____ 108 35 73 18. 3 1. 9 ' NW&I that would be expected if incidenca rate among smokers WBS equal to that of nonsmokers. sowcx Kreyherg, L. (B4). Brett, et al. (8) found that the mortality rate for lung cancer in smokers in England was especially high for the smokers who "drooped" the cigarettes off the lip while they smoked, a habit which may result in the delivery of a greater dose of smoke f'rom each cigarette. Gelfand, et al. (19) in a study of lung cancer in Rhodesian Africans, reported a preponderance of smokers among the lung cancer patients as compared to a control group. The authors express the opinion that air pollution does not play a role in respiratory cancer in Rh0desi.a. In the 1967 Health Consequences Report (GO), it was pointed out that the lung cancer risk of ex-smokers declined, relative to those who continued to smoke. It equalled that of nonsmokers about 10 years after stopping smoking, and the rate of decline depended on the num- ber of cigarettes previously smoked and the duration of smoking. Brass, et al. (10) reported that the risk of developing lung cancer is lower among filter cigarette smokers than nonfilter cigarette smokers. Since filter cigarettes are generally lower in tar content than nonfilter cigarettes, this study supports the inference that the tar content of cigarettes is a meaningful measure of exposure to risk. In view of the fact that practically all lung cancer patients started to smoke nonfilter cigarettes and have smoked filter cigarettes only in recent years and for a variable length of time, a more exact comparison of the risks run by smokers of filter and nonfilter cigarettes must await further studies (N) . The relationship of smoking to lung cancer in women is an area of continuing concern, since we may expect a continued increase of lung cancer in women with the increase in cigarette smoking among them since World War II. Lombard, et al. (39) show a relationship of cigarette smoking to epidermoid lung cancer in women but not to adenocarcinoma. It is generally agreed that the contribution of ciga- rette smoking to the development of epidermoid and oat-cell lung cancer (Kreyberg Group I) in males is significantly greater than t,o the development of adenocarcinoma (Kreyberg Group II). An association of other diseases to cancer of the lung is found in a report by Salzer, et al. (.@) . Salzer and his colleagues have reported in an autopsy study that lung cancer and scars from stomach ulcers are statistically associated and suggested that cigarette smoking may have contributed to both conditions. A study by Stamler, et al. (53) indicated that male cigarette smokers with elevated cholesterol levels had higher rates of lung cancer than those with lower cholesterol levels. Additional studies are needed to confirm and elucidate these observations. Programs have been recently established to perform cytological examinations on the sputum of smokers, since they represent a population at a high risk for the development of carcinoma of 57 the lung. These programs have detected individuals with atypical or frankly malignant cells in their sputum before a shadow has appeared in the lung fields of x-ray (18, &?) . Valaitis, et al. (6~3) reported that some degree of cytological abnormality was found in the sputum of 4.8 percent of the smokers and 0.9 percent of the nonsmokers. Oral Cancer In the Soviet Union, Orlovskiy has shown an association between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, as well as an association between the use of %as" (a mixture of tobacco and ashes) and the development of cancer of the oral cavity (37). Other studies of interest from around the world include one by Pindborg, et al. (39) on the epidemiology and histology of oral leukoplakia and leukoedema among Papuans and New Guineans. They report that smoking may be more closely associated with these conditions than is the chewing of betel nut which previously was considered the obviously associated habit. A study by Wahi (6.4) reports on the relationship of tobacco chewing to oral and oropharyngeal cancer ,in a district in India. Pindborg also presents evidence from India indicating that oral submucous fibrosis (38) may be associated with tobacco use and may result in an oral cpithelium more susceptible to the carcinogenic substances in tobacco. In a study of oral malignancies indexed in a large tumor registry in California, Chierici, et al. (IS) found that 88 percent of the cancer patients were smokers. The proportion of smokers ranged from 81 to 83 percent for cancers of the gingival and alveolar mucosa, buccal mucosa, bard palate, and lip, to 94 percent or more for cancers of the floor of the mouth, soft palate, tonsil, or oropharynx. Unfortunately, comparable percentages of smokers in a control population are not presented. No new studies have appeared which clarify the relative contributions of other environmental risk factors for oral cancer, such as alcohol consumption, nutritional problems, fand poor oral hygiene. Larynged Cancer Auerbach, et al. (1) studied the histology of the larynx of 942 men, aged 21 to 95, who were autopsied at a single hospital between 1964 and 1967. Cases of primary cancer of ,the larynx were excluded from the study. Smoking histories for all cases were obtained from family members of the deceased by trained interviewers. The numerous ran- domized histological sections were graded by one observer. Table 2 shows the percentage of cells with atypical nuclei found in the true vocal cord. Of the men who never smoked, 75 percent had no cells with atypical nuclei, only 4.5 percent had sections with areas containing 60 to 69 percent of cells with atypical nuclei, and none had a higher percentage. 58 TABLE 2.-Number and percent distribuiion by relative frequency of atypical nuclei among true vocal cord cells, of men classi$ed by smoking category [lo0 per cent atypical cells defined 84 carcinoma] Total-.... - None. ___ _ ___ _ __ LeesthanSQ...- so-39 _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ w-69 _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ 79-79 - _ _ - _ - _ _ - _ _ w-69 _---_-- ____ QO-QQ ___- _ --____ lOlIZ 88 lQQ.0 116 loo.0 94 lw.0 126 100.0 329 loo.0 190 loo.0 66 75.0 86 74.1 1 1.1 1 .8 0 __-__ 0 _____ 8 9.1 14 12.1 4 4.3 23 20.0 4 1.2 0 __-__ 10 11.4 13 112 50 63.0 34 43.2 872a.4 29 15.3 4 4.6 1 .Q 23 246 21 16.8 116 35.3 76 39.4 0 ---__ 2 1.7 9 9.6 9 7.2 44 13.4 38 20.0 0 ---__ 0 ---__ 2 21 2 1.6 19 5.8 11 6.8 0 -____ 0 _-___ 1 1.1 0 _____ 5 1.5 0 _.___ 0 --___ 0 _____ 3 3.2 13 10.4 52 15.8 35 18.4 0 _____ 0 ---__ 1 1.1 0 -_-__ 2 .I3 2 1. 1 SOURCE: Auerbach, O., et al. (I). The 116 ex-smokers had laryngeal histology similar to that of the nonsmokers, as far as ,atypical nuclei were concerned. However, dis- integrating nuclei were found in 40.5 percent of )the ex-cigarette smokers and in only 0.4 percent of the remaining cases. Only one of the 94 cigar and/or pipe smokers had no atypical cells. Three had car- cinoma in situ and one case had a section showing early invasive pri- mary carcinoma. The highest percentage of atypical cells was found among the cigarette smokers. The proportion of cases with a high de- gree of cellular change increased with increased daily smoking. None of the pack-or-more-a-day smokers was free of atypical nuclei. Of those who smoked two or more packs per day, 85 percent had lesions wi,th 60 percent or more atypical cells as compared to 4 percent of the nonsmokers. Between 10 and 18 percent of the cigarette smokers had areas of carcinoma in situ, and four of the 644 cases showed early microscopic invasion. The thickness of the basal level of the true vocal cord was also directly related to the amount smoked (table 3). 59 TABLE 3.-Number and percent distribution, by highest number of cell rows in the basal layer of the true vocal cord, of men clmsi$ed by smoking category Current cigarette smokers Number of cell Neversmoked E;z$kyAte regularly l-2 packs a 2 or more _^-" day packs a day Total_..-- 88 100.0 116 10Q.o 94 loo.0 125 100.0 329 109.0 190 100.0 30 34.1 7 6.0 4 4.3 3 2.4 1 0.3 0 _--__ 23 33.0 27 23.3 20 2L3 27 21.6 33 11.6 20 10.6 8 9.1 15 12.9 15 6.0 25 20.0 61 15.4 24 12.6 6 6.8 12 10.3 18 19.1 12 9.6 36 11.6 19 10.0 8 9.1 14 121 9 9.6 13 10.4 36 9.1 23 12.1 1 11 7 6.0 7 7.4 6 4.8 26 7.9 14 7.4 6 6.8 34 29.4 21 223 39 31.2 145 44.1 96 47.4 Soumx: Auerbach, O., et al. (I). Cancer of the Urinary Bladder and Kidney Several studies have dealt with the relationship of smoking to can- cer of the bladder and kidney. James, et al. (23) demonstrated that an association existed for cancer of the bladder. The study by Fraumeni (17) also showed epidemiological evidence for such a relationship for bladder and kidney cancers. Bennington, et al. (3,,$) indicated an as- sociation between all kinds of tobacco usage and adenocarcinoma of the kidney as well as adenoma of the kidney. However, on the basis of this study alone, the relationship between "all kinds of tobacco" and cancer of the kidney cannot be considered ,as established in view of the small number of cases involved. In a preliminary report of a study on the epi- demiology of cancer of the kidney, Wynder, et al. (68) have shown a strong association between excessive cigarette smoking and adenocar- cinema of the kidney, and although the disease is not uncommon in non- smokers, they considered excessive cigarette smoking to be a contribu- tory factor. This study found no relationship to pipe smoking, and only a very weak relationship to cigar smoking. A significant association was found between cigarette smoking and epidermoid oancer of the kidney, a relatively uncommon type of cancer. Further research on the strength and mechanisms of the association between smoking and can- cers of the urinary traot is needed. Cancer of the Pancreas The previously suggested association between cigarette smoking and cancer of the pancreas was again noted in a Japanese study by Ishii, et 60 al. (22)) in which the authors reported a higher relative risk for pan- creatic cancer among smokers than among nonsmokers. GENERAL ASPECTS OF CARCINOOENICITP The mlajority of the tumorigenic agents in tobacco smoke are found in the particulate matter "tar. " The well established carcinogenicity of tobacco "tar" in a variety of animal species and tissues (66) was reconfirmed recently (21,35,40,5$`, 56). A small portion of the smoke part.iculates (0.03 percent) is made up of polynuclear aromatic hydro- carbons (PAH) with two or more rings. A concentrate containing polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and amounting to 0.6 percent of the whole "tar" was found to be the most carcinogenic fraction of to- bacco smoke (66). Another preparation of a PAH concentrate induced significant cytologic changes in mouse trachea and human fetal lung when grown in organ culture (??8,.%9). Other applications of concen- trations of selected polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons have produced similar results (27). Of the identified PAH, at least 12 are known tumor initiators. These particular compounds have been shown to be carcinogenic, even when applied in doses of a few micrograms (63,86). Tumor initiators induce changes in the target cells, especially in DNA (9, 14). Tumor pro- moters are agents which promote the neoplastic transformation of ini- tiated cells. Although the structures of most of these tumor promoters are still unknown, there appear