Only Smokers Get Lung Cancer

Although most people who develop lung cancer are ex-smokers, it can also develop in non-smokers. In fact, 10% of people overall (and 20% of women) who have lung cancer have never smoked a cigarette in their life

More Women Die from Breast Cancer than from Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is an equal opportunity disease. Nearly half of lung cancer cases occur in women, and more women die from lung cancer than any other form of cancer

There is Nothing I Can Do to Lower My Risk of Lung Cancer

The best way to lower your risk of contracting lung cancer is to avoid or quit the smoking habit and reduce the amount of time spent in smoking areas. Having a healthy diet and exercising regularly also appears to lower the risk factor

I Am Too Young to Have Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is more common in people over the age of 60 but does occur in people under the age of 40 (6.2% of all cases), and in these cases are usually detected at a later stage

I Am Too Old for My Lung Cancer to be Treated

Age alone shouldn’t determine whether or not a lung cancer is treated. It appears that the young at heart are often able to tolerate chemotherapy as well as their younger counterparts, and have a similar quality of life following surgery

Most common cancer death are men

Second most lethal cancer after breast cancer

Amounts to 1,607 deaths every year

Of those diagnosed, 92% of patients are smokers 

The average age of those diagnosed is 60 years old

Smoking

Inhaling second-hand smoke

Radiation

Exposure to asbestos and carbon monoxide

Asthma and genetics

Persistent cough

Chest pain and infections

Coughing blood

Coughing blood

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy

Immunotherapy

Avoid secondhand smoke
Ensure both your home and car are free from the smoke of other people’s cigarettes, pipes and vaping devices

Be wary of toxic gases in the environment
Avoid being in industrial areas filled with a high volume of carbon monoxide or use facial masks where possible

Go for regular health checkups
Early detection helps in a speedier recovery. Adopt an active lifestyle rather than picking up a cigarette as an alternative to bust stress and stay fit