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Health Encyclopedia: Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Risk Factors
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Risk Factors
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Risk Factors
Before cigarettes became popular in the beginning of the 20th century, lung cancer was rare. This year, lung cancer is expected to strike up to 174,470 Americans, and about 162,460 are expected to die from it. The disease usually appears in people over 50 years old. Men have a significantly greater incidence of lung cancer compared to women. On the encouraging side, the rate of lung cancer in men has been declining significantly over the past decade. While lung cancer rates have been...
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Causes
...abnormality in the FHIT gene. This mutation causes the cells lining the lung to become more vulnerable to the effects of tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. Read more »Immunizations: Viral Influenza
...thirds of this group are vaccinated, mostly because of unwarranted fears of ineffectiveness or adverse effects.People of any age at high risk for serious complications from the flu. Such people... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Medications
...B.Neither has proven to reduce the risk for complications, including pneumonia and bronchitis.Side Effects. Both agents occasionally cause nausea, vomiting, indigestion, insomnia, and... Read more »Pneumonia: Prevention
...or those who have low stress and few social connections.ZincZinc appears to have certain important effects on the immune system ,and it may have a direct effect on viruses. Zinc preparations in... Read more »Immunizations: Introduction
...some of the vaccines within other combinations. Some parents are also worried about increased side effects. Studies, to date, however, are reporting that combinations are effective and... Read more »Images
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