Facts about lung cancer

If you smoke, there are facts about lung cancer that I think you should know. As I mentioned on previous pages, quitting smoking is very hard to do. Hopefully this information can help you understand the true dangers of nicotine.

Lung cancer is strongly linked to smoking cigarettes. Studies have shown the 90% of those diagnosed with this disease, the causing factor was the use of tobacco. The more packs you smoke daily increase your changes of developing lung cancer.  Among those who smoke two or more packs of cigarettes per day, one in seven will die of lung cancer.

Tobacco contains thousand of harmful chemical compounds and many of the compounds are cancer causing. The two chemical compounds in tobacco that are the most cancer causing is nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Even with second hand smoke, your chances of developing this deadly disease increases by 25%.

Lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer. Research has also shown that estrogen may help cancer grow.

Lung cancer is broadly classified in two category’s, small cell lung cancers (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC). The classification is based upon the microscopic appearance of the tumor cells. The two grow and spread in  different ways and the treatment approach varies as well.

Treatment for lung cancer is very difficult to treat. Early detections increases a more successful treatment. Its never to late to stop smoking. After quitting smoking the cells in the body starts to repair itself. You start regaining your lung circulation, taste and smell. As time go on, the risk of developing lung cancer drop tremendously.

Below is a list of helpful resources.

 

National Cancer Institute (800) 422-6237

National Women’s Health Information Center (800) 994-9662

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (800) 232-4636

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