Risk Factors and Prevention of Lung Cancer

Cigarette smoking is the major cause of lung cancer with up to 90% of lung cancers caused by smoking. There is also increasing evidence to suggest that passive smoking and occupational exposures may be linked with lung cancer.

Follow the links below to find information on risk factors, diagnosis and prevention of lung cancer.

Reviewed September 2008

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Title:   ARPANSA - Radon in homes
Publisher:   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:   The nature of radon, how it gets into homes, whether it is harmful and what can be done about it are discussed.
Date:   Jan 2007

Title:   Screening for lung cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer related death in the western world. It takes about 20 years to develop and cigarette smoking is a known cause. Most lung cancers are not found until they are advanced but regular screening is offered to tho...
Date:   Apr 2003

Title:   Lung cancer: how is it diagnosed?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   An X-ray is just one method available to a doctor to help detect lung cancer.
Date:   Jan 2002

Title:   Lung cancer: causes and symptoms
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The longer you`ve been smoking, and the more you smoke, the greater your risk of getting lung cancer.
Date:   Jan 2002

Title:   Smoking: it's never too late to stop
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Research in London has shown that if lifelong smokers give up the habit as late as the age of 50 their chances of dying from lung cancer will be halved.
Date:   Jul 2001

Title:   Asbestos and your health
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Asbestos can cause a number of serious diseases. These include cancers, such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, and other non-malignant lung diseases such as asbestosis, pleural plaques and pleural thickening. Asbestos was in common use before the dangers to health were widely known. It cannot be used in any new products in Australia.
Date:   Jan 2008
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