Lung Cancer

The most common type of cancer of the lung cancer in men, with women more and more frequently seen in the increasing use of cigarettes.

European Union countries accounted for 21% of all cancer cases in the lung cancer death rate is also high because of disease responsible for 29% of cancer deaths. In the United States in 1991, according to the cancer-related deaths in men and women between the 1 ranks of this disease, despite the advances in the treatment of cancer and the importance of all the recorded remains. One of the most common types of cancer lung cancer, largely due to the use of non-evolved at the same time can be defined as the type of cancer can be prevented only. The increasing incidence of a number of studies in parallel with an increase in cigarette use in this disease, successful anti-smoking campaigns in countries where the incidence decreased with the decrease in cigarette use were found.

Although many risk factors associated with lung cancer identified the most important of these is the use of cigarettes. 80-in 85% of patients with lung cancer have been blamed for non-illness. Especially with squamous cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer among non-use of cause – effect relationship very well defined. The amount of daily cigarette consumption and addiction are linear relationship between duration and the possibility of lung cancer. That is more or less than non-smokers lung cancer risk in smokers than non-smokers is increasing.


Non-use of some metals and chemical substances other than occupational exposure, asbestos exposure, radon gas, some genetic factors, radiation, previous dietary habits of some lung diseases and also can be considered as risk factors for lung cancer. For example, a family member with lung cancer seen in patients with lung cancer is likely slightly higher. Especially with a family history of lung cancer is smoking, the risk increases even more. However, pulmonary tuberculosis, interstitial fibrosis, bullous emphysema and other lung diseases associated with tissue damage in the resulting scar tissue can create a foundation for the development of lung cancer. Mesothelioma (cancer of lung membranes) is the most important risk factor for exposure to asbestos, but also increases the risk of lung cancer.