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RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tissue from smokers (closed to entry as of 7/15/07) and non-smokers with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors learn more about risk factors for lung cancer and may help the study of cancer in the future.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying carcinogens in lung tissue from smokers (closed to entry as of 7/15/07) and non-smokers with newly diagnosed stage I, stage II, or stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
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OUTLINE: This is a case-series, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to gender and smoking status (never smoker [< 100 cigarettes smoked during lifetime] vs ever smoker [≥ 100 cigarettes smoked during lifetime] [closed to accrual as of 7/15/07]).
Patients complete the Lung Cancer Epidemiology Questionnaire for detailed assessment of the following:
Patients are followed annually for up to 5 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 900 patients will be accrued for this study (female and male smoker strata closed to accrual as of 7/15/07).
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer
Stage I, II, IIIA, or IIIB (T4 or N3) disease
No malignant pleural effusion; if pleural fluid is present, 1 of the following criteria must be met:
No diagnosis by cytology alone
Newly diagnosed disease
Must have tumor blocks/slides available and must be willing to provide tissue samples
Prior smoking history meeting 1 of the following criteria:
No pericardial effusions
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No other prior malignancy except for 1 of the following:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
981 participants in 4 patient groups
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