Lung cancer is the most lethal cancer worldwide, with only 10% of patients surviving more than five years. Smoking is the primary risk factor for lung cancer, along with asbestos exposure and coal dust. Symptoms include a chronic cough, weight loss, and fatigue. While only 10% of patients can be cured, preventing lung cancer includes quitting smoking, eating healthy, avoiding secondhand smoke, and being aware of workplace exposures.

1. Cancer By Mike Bradley

2. Lung Cancer Most lethal of all cancer’s worldwide One in ten patients with this disease will survive the following five years

3. What cause’s lung cancer Smoking/ #1 lung cancer risk factor Asbestos/ Special fiber that was used widely in almost every industry Coal Dust/ Cause’s coal mine workers to develop pneumoconiosis, or “black lung”

4. Symptoms of lung cancer A chronic cough Worsening breathless Weight loss Excessive faigue

5. What is the Outlook About 10 percent of patients can expect to be cured- that is alive five years after diagnosis

6. Ways to Prevent Lung Cancer Quit smoking Eat fruit and vegtables Know what you are being exposed to in the workplace Keep away from second hand smoke

7. How lung Cancer Kills About 160,000 people died last year from lung cancer in the US About 6 million people die from lung cancer in the world

8. Lung Cancer Awareness Celebrities with lung cancer Dana Reeves

9. Men and Women with lung cancer Men are less likely to get lung cancer Women are less likely to die from it

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