Lung Cancer, Smoking – The Perpetual Link
Lung Cancer, Smoking – The Perpetual Link
When the conversation turns to lung cancer, smoking cannot be far behind. With over 150,000 Americans dieing annually due to primary or secondary cancers of the lungs, most people have someone in their life that they have lost to this disease. One of the primary contributing lifestyle risk factors for lung cancer is smoking.
Smoking not only contributes to lung carcinoma, it also has been documented as a significant risk factor in bladder, kidney and pancreatic cancer. In the case of lung carcinoma, changes in the structure and nature of lung cells start …