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What Are 3 Common Risk Factors In Developing Lung Cancer?
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Risk Factors
Before cigarettes became popular in the beginning of the 20th century, lung cancer was rare. It now strikes roughly 219,000 Americans per year, and about 160,000 die from it annually. The disease usually occurs 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 increasing dramatically...
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