Lung Cancer Caused From Smoking
Health Encyclopedia: Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is cancer that begins in the lungs, the two organs found in the chest that help you breathe.
The lungs are made up of areas called lobes. The right lung has three lobes; the left lung has two, so there's room for the heart. When you breathe, air goes through your nose, down your windpipe (trachea), and into the lungs where it spreads through tubes called bronchi. Most lung cancer begins in the cells that line these tubes.
There are two main types of lung cancer...
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Expert & Community Posts
Historic reversal of life expectancy among women
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert...and lack of exercise. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in the US.... Read more »
Light Cigarettes May Be More Deadly
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert...lighter cigarettes, believing that this choice would cause them less harm than the old, stronger... Read more »
Benefits of Smoking Cessation for Your Heart
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...Given the fact that smoking is the most preventable cause of premature death in the United... Read more »
Smoking is a starting point for COPD, stroke, lung cancer, heart disease
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert...years and thousands of cigarettes was shown to be the cause. The later research concluded that... Read more »
Third-Hand Tobacco Smoke: What's Left After The Tobacco Smoke Clears?
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert...and other asthma specialists have championed the cause for smoking cessation and the... Read more »
Health Guide
Lung cancer: non-small cell
...occur in any part of the lung. They tend to grow and spread faster than the other two types. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Smoking causes most cases of lung cancer. Being around... Read more »Lung cancer: small cell
...cell type. Alternative Names Cancer - lung - small cell; Small cell lung cancer; SCLC Causes, incidence, and risk factors About 15% of all lung cancer cases are small cell... Read more »Lung cancer
...Complications The cancer may spread to other parts of the body (metastasis). Cancer treatment can cause significant side effects. Calling your health care provider Call your health... Read more »Lung cancer: non-small cell
...- non-small cell; Non-small cell lung cancer; NSCLC Symptoms Early lung cancer may not cause any symptoms. Symptoms you should watch for include: Cough that doesn't go... Read more »Lung cancer
Cancer - lung Symptoms Early lung cancer may not cause any symptoms. Many times, lung cancer is found when an x-ray is done for another reason. Symptoms depend... Read more »Images
Related News
Non-Smoking Lung Cancer
July 16, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) About 15 percent of people with lung cancers have never smoked. A new study finds the cause could be linked to cells that cannot... Read summary »
Lung Cancer Takes Non-Smokers Lives
September 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you've never picked up a cigarette, you probably haven't worried about lung cancer -- but new research suggests even... Read summary »
Air Pollutant Mimics Cigarette Smoke
August 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scientists have discovered something in the air that could be as dangerous as cigarette smoke. Researchers at Louisiana State... Read summary »
Medical Debate: Stopping Lung Cancer?
March 14, 2007SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in this country. CT scans have been recently... Read summary »
Heart risk drops quickly for women who stop smoking
August 07, 2009A new study shows that the risk of dying from heart disease drops 21 percent in the first five years after a woman quits smoking. The risk of other... Read summary »
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