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Lung Cancer Awareness Month brings up concerns about disease
Rebecca Hall
Issue date: 11/15/07 Section: features
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It is no secret that there are many people in the United States who smoke. It is also no secret the kinds of effects smoking has on the human body. Although the effects vary, the number one result of long term smoking is lung cancer. This is why November has been dubbed Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
According to lungcancer.org, lung cancer is the unmanageable growth of cancerous cells in one or both of the lungs. Since these cells do not perform the normal tasks of other cells and do not form into healthy lung tissue, they often form tumors in the lungs. These tumors impede lung function and hinder the lung's ability to provide oxygen to the body, which is fatal.
In the United States, lung cancer is the most common form of cancer. It is predicted that this year (2007), 15 percent of all cancer diagnoses will be lung cancer, and it will be accredited with 29 percent of all cancer related deaths. Overall, there will be 215,000 people inflicted with lung cancer this year, and it is estimated that 106,000 people will die as a result.
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of most lung cancers, but there are other causes as well such as exposure to radon, asbestos, environmental factors, and secondhand smoke, which is another terrible effect of smoking. Secondhand smoke causes premature death and disease in both children and adults.
According to cancer.org, it is estimated that 35,000 people who live with a smoker die because of second hand smoke, about 3,400 lung cancer deaths are non-smoking adults, and about 150,000 to 300,000 children acquire lung infections in children fewer than 18 months of age because of the effects of second hand smoke.
November is the official Lung Cancer Awareness month. Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM) is a month dedicated to spreading knowledge and prevention tools, as well as bringing attention to lung cancer issues. By organizing rallies, speaking to members of the government and Congress, and involving the media, the people involved with LCAM bring much needed attention and support to a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year.
There are many ways you can help raise awareness about lung cancer and help support the cause right in your own hometown. You can bring your community together and inform them about lung cancer, you can write petitions to your local and state politicians, or make your voice heard by the media to help bring attention to the issue.
Lung cancer is a serious problem in today's society. It is killing more people then breast, prostate, and colon cancer combined. With your help, we can bring attention to this terrible disease and work to find a cure.
According to lungcancer.org, lung cancer is the unmanageable growth of cancerous cells in one or both of the lungs. Since these cells do not perform the normal tasks of other cells and do not form into healthy lung tissue, they often form tumors in the lungs. These tumors impede lung function and hinder the lung's ability to provide oxygen to the body, which is fatal.
In the United States, lung cancer is the most common form of cancer. It is predicted that this year (2007), 15 percent of all cancer diagnoses will be lung cancer, and it will be accredited with 29 percent of all cancer related deaths. Overall, there will be 215,000 people inflicted with lung cancer this year, and it is estimated that 106,000 people will die as a result.
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of most lung cancers, but there are other causes as well such as exposure to radon, asbestos, environmental factors, and secondhand smoke, which is another terrible effect of smoking. Secondhand smoke causes premature death and disease in both children and adults.
According to cancer.org, it is estimated that 35,000 people who live with a smoker die because of second hand smoke, about 3,400 lung cancer deaths are non-smoking adults, and about 150,000 to 300,000 children acquire lung infections in children fewer than 18 months of age because of the effects of second hand smoke.
November is the official Lung Cancer Awareness month. Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM) is a month dedicated to spreading knowledge and prevention tools, as well as bringing attention to lung cancer issues. By organizing rallies, speaking to members of the government and Congress, and involving the media, the people involved with LCAM bring much needed attention and support to a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year.
There are many ways you can help raise awareness about lung cancer and help support the cause right in your own hometown. You can bring your community together and inform them about lung cancer, you can write petitions to your local and state politicians, or make your voice heard by the media to help bring attention to the issue.
Lung cancer is a serious problem in today's society. It is killing more people then breast, prostate, and colon cancer combined. With your help, we can bring attention to this terrible disease and work to find a cure.