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Sharon Parmet, MS, Writer; Cassio Lynm, MA, Illustrator; Richard M. Glass, MD, Editor

JAMA. 2003;289:380.

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Of all the types of cancer, lung cancer is responsible for the most deaths in men and women. It is estimated that about 169,400 new cases of lung cancer and about 154,900 lung cancer deaths will have occurred in the United States in 2002.

Tobacco smoking is thought to be responsible for 8 out of 10 cases of lung cancer. Smoking greatly increases the risk of developing lung cancer because tobacco smoke contains carcinogens (substances that can cause cancer). Exposure to second-hand smoke from being around people who smoke also increases the risk of developing lung cancer.

An article in the January 15, 2003, issue of JAMA reports that a screening technique called helical computed tomography using computerized x-ray images is unlikely to be a cost-effective method for early detection of lung cancer in smokers. At this . . . [Full Text of this Article]

SYMPTOMS OF LUNG CANCER



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