Lung Cancer
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DIETARY VITAMIN A5 BETA-CAROTENE AND RISK OF EPIDERMOID LUNG CANCER AMONG CHINESE MALES
by: shinta, 6 pagesA study of 50 pairs of Chinese male epidermoid lung cancer patients and controls matched on age, sex and eth- nicity revealed an inverse dose-response relationship between beta-carotene Intake ...
Induction of apoptosis in human lung cancer cells by curcumin
by: shinta, 8 pagesCurcumin, a phenolic compound from the rhizome of the plant Curcuma longa has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti- cancer activities. Although the precise mode of action of this compound is ...
Lung Cancer Treatment
by: radiologistusa, 4 pagesLung cancer is one of the most common cancers existing in the world nowadays. Interventional radiology treatment is really helpful for any kind of cancer.
Lung Cancer Treatment Update
by: ville, 20 pagesEach year, nearly 175,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer—the number one cause of cancer death in the United States among both men and women. Nearly twice as many women die of lung cancer ...
The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
by: shayan, 11 pagesThe Roy Castle Lung Castle Foundation's primary role is research into the early detection of lung cancer. Prevention and control are of major interest to both those who have stopped smoking - and who ...
Endoscopic Ultrasonography, Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Guided by Endoscopic Ultrasonography, and Computed Tomography in the Preoperative Staging of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Comparison Study
by: olivia, 9 pagesEndoscopic ultrasonography alone or with fine-needle aspiration biopsy adds useful diagnostic information in determining metastasis to posterior mediastinal or subcarinal lymph nodes in patients ...
Radon Action Week Oct 17-24, 2010. Radon Gas is The #2 Cause of Lung Cancer According to Radon Mitigation Pro Jamey Gelina
by: patrick1gall, 2 pages(1888PressRelease) October 24th, 2010 is Radon Awareness Week in The United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend radon testing for all homes, schools, and offices. "Radon ...
Recent developments in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
by: monika, 4 pagesCisplatin-based adjuvant therapy continues to show a survival benefit in NSCLC, and first-line gefitinib is found effective in a select subpopulation of nonsmokers.
Lung Cancer Lung cancer overview
by: bailey, 8 pagesMore than one in four of all diagnosed cancers involve the lung, and lung cancer remains the most common cancer-related cause of death among American men and women. In 2009, more than 159,000 ...
Lung Cancer cases and 161,840 deaths from lung can-
cer. It is the second most common can-
cer among white and American Indian/
Alaska Native women, and the third
Q: What is lung cancer?
most common cancer among black,
A:
Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic
Cancer is a disease in which certain
women.
body cells don’t function right, divide
very fast, and produce too much tissue
Cigarette smoking remains the leading
that forms a tumor. The lungs, a pair of
preventable cause of death in the U.S.
sponge-like, cone-shaped organs, are
It is responsible for 87 percent of lung
womenshealth.gov
part of the body’s respiratory system.
cancer deaths. Secondhand smoke is
When we breathe in, the lungs take in
1-800-994-9662
responsible for an estimated 3,000 lung
oxygen, which our cells need to live
cancer deaths among U.S. nonsmokers
TDD: 1-888-220-5446
and carry out their normal functions.
each year. Today, 18 percent of women
When we breathe out, the lungs get
still smoke in the U.S.
rid of carbon dioxide, which is a waste
We already know that the best way to
product of the body’s cells. Cancers
prevent lung cancer is to quit (or never
that begin in the lungs are divided
start) smoking. The sooner a person
into two major types, non-small cell
quits smoking the better. Even if you
lung cancer and small cell lung cancer,
have been smoking for many years, it's
depending on how the cells look under
never too late to benefit from quitting.
a microscope. Each type of lung cancer
grows and spreads in different ways and
Q: Where can I find out more
is treated differently.
about lung cancer?
The National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Q: Why should I be concerned
is the federal government's author-
about lung cancer?
ity on lung cancer. Contact them at
A: In 2004, lung cancer accounted for
800-4-CANCER (800-422-6237) or
more deaths than breast cancer, pros-
go to the following web site: http://
tate cancer, and colon cancer com-
www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/
bined. In 2008, it is estimated that
lung. n
there will be 215,020 new lung cancer
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F r e q u e n t l y A s k e d q u e s t i o n s
For More Information
For more information on lung cancer, call the Womenshealth.gov Call Center at
1-800-994-9662 or contact the following organizations:
National Cancer Institute
Tobacco Information and Prevention
Cancer Information Service
Source (TIPS)
Phone: (800) 422-6237
National Center for Chronic Disease
Internet Address: http://cis.nci.nih.gov/
Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
Phone: (800) 232-4636
womenshealth.gov
National Cancer Institute Smoking
Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco
1-800-994-9662
Quitline
TDD: 1-888-220-5446
Phone: (877) 784-8669
American Cancer Society
Internet Address:
Phone number: (800) 227-2345
http://www.smokefree.gov
Internet address: http://www.cancer.org/
docroot/home/index.asp?level=0
American Lung Association
Phone: (800) 586-4872
Internet Address: http://www.lungusa.org/
Content last updated October 29, 2008.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health
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