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Lung Cancer: Introduction

Lung cancer currently ranks as the leading cause of cancer related deaths in men and women. Although continuing to decline in men, incidence rates remain level in women following an increase throughout the 1990's. Trends in lung cancer related death reflect trends in smoking over the past several decades.⁽¹⁾ In 2010, the American Cancer Society estimates 222,520 new cases will be diagnosed and 157,300 deaths due to lung cancer will occur in the United States.⁽²⁾.

Watch the full interview with Edward Levitt a lung cancer survivor and the founder of The Lung Cancer Alliance of Georgia.

Below is a list of the information found within this section:

• Anatomy of the Lungs
• Types of Lung Cancer
• Risk Factors
• Symptoms
• Detection and Diagnosis
  
• Pathology Report & Staging
• Lung Cancer Tumor Biology
• Treatment
• Section Summary

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• Interactive Game: Know the Flow - Lung Cancer
• Interactive Game: Burn Out

Watch the full interview with lung cancer researcher Dr. Gerold Bepler.

References for this page:

1. Alberg AJ, Brock MV, Samet JM. "Epidemiology of lung cancer: looking to the future." Journal of Clinical Oncology (2005): 23(14):3175-85 [PUBMED]
2. Cancer Facts and Figures 2010. American Cancer Society. [http://www.cancerquest.org/multimedia/pdf/facts&figures2010.pdf]