Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumours. Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%). Lung cancer is one of the most lethal of cancers worldwide, causing up to 3 million deaths annually. Only one in ten patients diagnosed with this disease will survive the next five years. Although lung cancer was previously an illness that affected predominately men, the lung cancer rate for women has been increasing in the last few decades, which has been attributed to the rising ratio of female to male smokers. More women die of lung cancer than any other cancer, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer and uterine cancers combined.National Lung Cancer Partnership: Lung Cancer in American Women
Current research indicates that the factor with the greatest impact on risk of lung cancer is long-term exposure to inhaled carcinogens. The most common means of such exposure is tobacco smoke.
Treatment and prognosis depend upon the histological type of cancer and the stage (degree of spread). Possible treatment modalities include surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy.
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Women with Lung Cancer - Recent research finds that tobacco smoke exposure that causes lung cancer includes both personal smoking and secondhand smoke.
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Women Risk Lung Cancer More - Recent research; CT scans of about 500 men and 500 women, none of whom had any symptoms of lung cancer, revealed small tumors in the lungs of 19 women and 10 men.
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