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How do you get lung cancer?
Lung cancer occurs when something stimulates cells in the lung or lungs to begin to multiply uncontrollably. The most common cause of lung cancer is smoking, although there are other causes, usually involving inhalation of foreign particles.What causes lung cancer? The biggest cause of lung cancer is smoking, approximately 36,000 people in the U.K. die from lung cancer every year, 90% of those lung cancer deaths are from smoking. If you are a non-smoker there is a risk that you can get lung cancer from passive smoking, though the risk is not as high than if you smoke yourself. Passive smoking could be responsible for several hundred, lung cancer cases every year. Another possible cause of lung cancer is exposure to certain chemicals and substances such as asbestos, radon gas and nickel, but this is very rare. Air pollution has also been suspected as a cause of lung cancer, but this has not been proved.
Is lung cancer environmental?
Depends. Lung cancer can be caused by environmental features, like bad air conditioning in one's working area, asbestos and/or smoke. Still the most common carsinogen that causes lung cancer is smoking. Passive smoking could be counted as an environmental factor in the cause of lung cancer, but when was the last time you heard of someone getting lung cancer from passive smoking?
What causes lung cancer other than smoking?
Radon GasAsbestosVirusesmostly smoking though
What is lung cancer and the treatments for it?
The major cause of lung cancer is strongly correlated with smoking cigarettes. Pipe and cigar also causes cancer. An increased risk of developing lung cancer is passive smoking, the inhalation of tobacco smoke from other smokers. Exposure to asbestos fibers is linked to lung cancer. Air pollution can increase the likelihood of developing lung cancer. And genetics also plays a part.
How do peaople get lung cancer?
People Mostly get lung cancer by smoking..
What could cause lung cancer?
Smoking is one cause of lung cancer.
What is the cause of lung cancer?
SMOKING
Is lung cancer worse than smoking?
Lung cancer is caused by smoking, so there isn't exactly a yes or no. If you really want a straight-up answer, all smoking does is relax you,while lung cancer kills you while you cough up blood. So yes, lung cancer is worse than being relaxed by smoking.
What cancer is linked to smoking?
Both oral cancer and lung cancer are.
How can it be that some people get lung cancer who havnet smoked?
Smoking is not the only cause of lung cancer.
How can lung cancer be preventable?
Lung cancer can be prevented by not smoking or taking in someone else's smoke.
What explanations can you prepose to explain a large increase in smoking and in lung cancer over a same period?
One explanation may be that the smoking caused the lung cancer. It is also possible that smoking and lung cancer are statistically unrelated and that another carcinogen caused the lung cancer. A correlational study must be conducted to determine this.
