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Health Encyclopedia: Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Causes

Causes

Cigarette Smoke. Smoking causes 87% of all cases of lung cancer, accounting for 28% of all cancer deaths. Cigarettes, nicotine, or both may contribute to lung cancer in one or more of the following ways:

In general, chronic exposure to nicotine may cause an acceleration of coronary artery disease, peptic ulcer disease, reproductive disturbances, esophageal reflux, hypertension, fetal illnesses and death, and delayed wound healing.

The smoke is the most dangerous component of the cigarette. C...

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Expert & Community Posts

Pulmonary Hypertension - What You Need to Know

By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...of smoking; Pulmonary Embolism or blood Clots; Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV; Advanced... Read more »

Light Cigarettes May Be More Deadly

By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

...regular-strength cigarette.What was also not considered was how humans might compensate for a... Read more »

Body Worlds Exhibits - A Great Way to Learn About (and Regain Respect for) Your Body

By Dorian Martin , Health Expert

..."The exhibition features more than 200 authentic human specimens, including whole bodies,... Read more »

Summertime Air Quality: How to Breathe Better When Ozone Levels Are High

By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert

...inflammatory cells and their chemical products. In humans, chemical markers of inflammation also... Read more »

The Link Between Acid Reflux and Asthma Discovered

By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert

...of GERD. While this study was based mice and not humans, it is still important to remember that... Read more »

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Health Guide

Bypass Surgery Patient Guide: Heart Bypass Information

...the Doctor, Infinity Heart Institute;Virtual Hospital, Iowa CHAMPS;Dean Santerre, Anatomy of the Human Heart;Dr. Joseph Galichia, Heart Homepage. Read more »

Scoliosis: Highlights

...to 2 months for lung function to return to normal.Bone Graft SubstitutesScientists have developed a human bone protein substance that can be used in place of bone grafts during spine surgery. The... Read more »

Stress: The Body's Response

...the threat has passed and the effect has not been harmful (for example, the bear has not wounded the human), the stress hormones return to normal. This is known as the relaxation response. In... Read more »

Pneumonia: Causes

...respiratory infection caused by a newly-described coronavirus, which appears to have jumped from animals to humans. The disease was first reported in China in 2003.Human parainfluenza virus. This... Read more »

Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Medications

...supplements the existing alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) levels in the blood. The replacement AAT is derived from human blood, which has been screened for viruses and is injected weekly or bimonthly.... Read more »

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