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November
is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Newswise — According to the American Cancer
Society (ACS), more than 161,000 deaths
nationally from lung cance are expected,
which accounts for nearly a third of all
cancer deaths.
ACS notes lung cancer is the leading cause
of cancer death in both men and women,
killing more people than colon, breast, and
prostate cancers combined.
While 87 percent of lung cancer deaths are
believed to be as a result of smoking,
according to the National Cancer Institute,
statistics show there are still between
5,000 and 10,000 cases of lung cancer each
year in the United States among those who
never before smoked – most being women.
Symptoms include persistent smoker’s cough,
change in color or blood in phlegm, wheezing
and recurrent pneumonia or bronchitis.
Unexplained weight loss, bone pain, aching
joints and feeling tired also can be
symptoms of the disease.
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