What You Need To Know
March 2nd, 2008 by Peter
Lung cancer is responsible for the most cancer deaths in both men and women throughout the world. In many developing countries, the incidence of lung cancer is beginning to fall following public education about the dangers of cigarette smoking and effective smoking-cessation programs. Nevertheless, lung cancer remains among the most common types of cancers in both men and women worldwide. It has also surpassed breast cancer in causing the most cancer-related deaths in women. About 10 per cent of patients can expect to be ‘cured’ – that is alive five years after diagnosis with no evidence of the cancer having returned.