Demographics & Statistics - Who
Gets Lung Cancer?
Women & Lung Cancer (Lungcancer.org)
General information and facts on how and why lung cancer is the number
one cancer killer of women.
Cancer
Statistics, 2005 (American Cancer Society)
v. 55, no. 1 CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
(Jan/Feb 2005):10-30
Comprehensive cancer statistics, including lung cancer.
Provides an overview of cancer frequency, incidence, mortality and survival.
[2/05]
What Causes Lung Cancer?
Secondhand
Smoke: Questions & Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Defines environmental tobacco smoke (also called "second-hand
smoke") and how it can cause respiratory illnesses in non-smokers,
including lung cancer in healthy, adult nonsmokers. [2/05]
Asbestos
Exposure: Questions & Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Provides information on asbestos: what it is, the health
hazards of asbestos exposure, including lung cancer, how to protect yourself
from asbestos exposure and what to do if you have been exposed to asbestos.
Points out that smokers who have been exposed to asbestos have a greatly
increased risk of lung cancer. [7/03]
Radon
& Cancer: Questions & Answers (National Cancer Institute)
General fact sheet about radon: what it is and how it can
cause cancer, including lung cancer. [1/98]
Lung Cancer Basics: Overviews & Introductions
What
You Need to Know About Lung Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
Information booklet describes lung cancer, its symptoms, diagnosis, and
treatment. Covers emotional support, questions for your doctor, side effects
and resources. [9/02]
How
the Respiratory System Works
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