Lung cancer

From Health Encyclopedia

See

lung neoplasm, nonsmall cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer

Facts

• Lung Cancer forms in tissues of the lung
• Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in US women and is responsible for as many deaths as breast cancer and all gynecological cancers combined.
• There are two types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer
• Lung cancer is the most lethal of all cancers
• This type of cancer is strongly associated with smoking and exposure to industrial air pollutants

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