Lung Cancer Risk Factors Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world, accounting for 12.7% of all new cancers cases annually (McErlean and Ginsberg, 2011, p
Lung cancer is also the most lethal, killing more people each year (18.2%) that any other type of cancer (Molina, Yang, Cassivi, Schild, and Adjei, 2008, p
For this reason, the combination of radon exposure and smoking synergistically increase the risk of lung cancer. Current estimates suggest that lung cancer risk increases 8 to 11% for every 100 Bq•m-3 increase in indoor ionizing radiation levels (Samet, 2011, p
Lung Cancer: Pathophysiology The pathophysiology of lung cancer development is complex and incompletely understood" (Mazzone 2004)
¶ … Smoking and Lung Cancer Cohort, cross sectional, and case-control studies are together known as observational studies. These studies are frequently the only feasible manner of analyzing certain problems (Mann, 2003)