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Why Lung Cancer Hits Women Harder

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Why Lung Cancer Hits Women Harder

Why Lung Cancer Hits Women Harder Lung cancer kills more women every year than breast cancer. In fact, lung Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death among both men and women with statistics showing it is an increasing problem for women especially as they have a proven susceptibility to developing lung cancer. However, lung cancer poses additional risks and issues for women, and these can be generalised in one major way, and that is to do with smoking. About 90% of all lung cancer deaths among women are as a direct result of smoking or breathing in someone else’s...

Smoking Increases Lung Cancer Risks

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Smoking Increases Lung Cancer Risks

Smoking Increases Lung Cancer Risks It would almost seem like a given in this day and age that people would know and understand that smoking greatly increases the risk of lung cancer. Secondhand smoke has even been linked with increased lung cancer risks. Even were a person to never smoke a cigarette or be subjected to secondhand smoke, the possibility of lung cancer remains very real. But smoking cigarettes is nothing short of adding more bullets to a gun being used to play Russian Roulette—eventually, the odds of getting lung cancer will become impossible to ignore. In a normal body,...

Women and Lung Cancer: Researchers Look For Gender Connection. Female Cancer Patients Sought For Large-Scale Clinical Trial

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Women and Lung Cancer: Researchers Look For Gender Connection. Female Cancer Patients Sought For Large-Scale Clinical Trial

Women and Lung Cancer: Researchers Look For Gender Connection. Female Cancer Patients Sought For Large-Scale Clinical Trial According to a recent survey on health concerns, women fear breast cancer most. Despite the fears expressed in the survey, conducted by the International Communications Research of Media for the Society of Women’s Health Research in 2005, lung cancer is actually the leading cancer killer of women. Lung cancer takes the lives of approximately 68,000 women each year. While smoking is the biggest risk factor for lung cancer, there is growing evidence that points to gender differences in the risk of developing lung...

Lung Cancer: What Women Need To Know

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Lung Cancer: What Women Need To Know

Lung Cancer: What Women Need To Know There’s encouraging news for women in the fight against lung cancer. Although the incidence of lung cancer in women increased rapidly after World War II as more women began to smoke, that trend may finally be reversing. Recent studies show that lung cancer cases in women have leveled off for the first time. However, according to the National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC), raising awareness of the disease and its causes remain urgent. Despite the downward trend, lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women in the...