Lung Cancer – What Is Your Risk?

Using tobacco – smoking a cigarette, cigar or pipe or chewing tobacco – is the single most avoidable cause of death in the USA.  

Cigarette smoking –

o  Is responsible for nearly 1/3rd of all cancer deaths in the USA.

o  Is responsible for additional than 85% of lung cancer deaths.

o  13 percent of all new cancers diagnosed are lung cancers.

o  Lung cancer is the leading cause of death for men and women in the USA. Almost twice as many women will die from lung cancer than breast cancer this year.

o  There are many risk factors for lung cancer. Some risk factors could be changed and some cannot.

o  Be sure to use of tobacco cigarettes, cigars or pipes is the major cause of lung cancer.

Lowering your risk for lung cancer

o  Stop use of tobacco. Stopping use of tobacco has immediate and positive health benefits, including lowering the risk of developing lung cancer. You can reduce your risk of developing lung cancer if you stop and never start again.

o  Avoid second hand smoke. Make your home and automobile tobacco-free. Make sure to pick tobacco-free consuming places.

o  Consult with your health care team about getting help to stop smoking.