Lung Cancer News

Non-Smoker Lung Cancer Is On The Rise

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This article discusses the fact that, while smoking is a primary cause of lung cancer, that the most virulent strains of the disease will strike those who do not smoke.
 
While the occurance is low of non-smoking lung cancer, other environmental issues can cause a threat in products such as Radon can cause a hazard in addition to other carcinogens in the environment.


Non-Smokers Get Lung Cancer, Too.

Forbes - 3/17/2006 9:30 AM

The disturbing truth about lung cancer is that while smoking is a primary avoidable cause, non-smokers can contract lung cancer, too.
 
Besides smoking, risk factors may include environmental exposure to such carcinogens as radon in the home or workplace, or a family history of the disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 
Lung cancer is the second-leading cancer killer of men, and the second for white and Native American women in the United States. It is the third most common cancer killer of black, Asian, and

 
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