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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 October 2011
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| Title: | ARPANSA - Radon in homes |
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| 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 2011 |
| Title: | Solitary pulmonary nodule |
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| Publisher: | Department of Health Western Australia |
| Description: | Surveillance imaging algorithm for patients with a known solitary pulmonary nodule. |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Lung cancer in non-smokers |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Some non-smokers develop lung cancer even though they have never smoked and are rarely exposed to smoky environments. The reason for this is unclear. Cancer is a complex disease caused by a mix of genetic and environmental factors. |
| Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Title: | Asbestos and your health |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Asbestos can cause serious diseases including cancers, such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, and other non-malignant lung diseases such as asbestosis, pleural plaques and pleural thickening. Asbestos has been used in roofing, asbestos cement sheets and pipes, insulation, building materials and other products. |
| Date: | May 2010 |
| Title: | Surgery for local and locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Surgical resection is currently considered to be the best treatment for some types of lung cancer limited to the lung and surrounding glands with tumour cells (lymph nodes). There is no compelling evidence to show that lung cancer surgery improves survi... |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Screening for lung cancer |
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| 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 early in the development of the disease. Regular screening is o... |
| Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Title: | Staging of non-small cell lung cancer |
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| Publisher: | Department of Health Western Australia |
| Description: | Staging imaging algorithm for patients with confirmed non-small cell lung carcinoma on histology. This staging process will determine further definitive treatment. |
| Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Title: | Lung cancer: how is it diagnosed? - myDr.com.au |
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| 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 - myDr.com.au |
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| 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 |
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