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  2. Lung cancer - Wikipedia

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    Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung.Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals.

  3. Lung cancer in people who have never smoked on the rise ... - AOL

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    It’s also the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. Lung cancer survival has not improved much in the last 50 years, according to Cancer Research UK, with less than one in 10 (9.5 ...

  4. 1950 Wynder and Graham Study - Wikipedia

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    The Wynder and Graham 1950 study was able to conclude that "smoking was an important factor in the production of bronchogenic carcinoma," but smoking wasn't established as a causal factor until four years later, when Wynder published another paper entitled, "Tobacco as a Cause of Lung Cancer" [8] The same year Wynder and Graham published their ...

  5. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    Smoking most commonly leads to diseases affecting the heart and lungs and will commonly affect areas such as hands or feet. First signs of smoking-related health issues often show up as numbness in the extremities, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and ...

  6. Who should worry about lung cancer? A doctor explains - AOL

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    The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2023, there will be about 238,000 cases of lung cancer, and about 127,000 people will die from lung cancer. Smoking is the number one risk factor for ...

  7. New lung cancer screening guidelines include heavy smokers ...

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    According to the cancer society's estimates, there will be 238,340 new cases of lung cancer and 127,070 deaths from the disease this year. Lung cancer is so deadly because most people aren't ...