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Lung Cancer Statistics

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:06:00 +0000

This article contains upsetting facts on lung cancer statistics. Most people are aware that the majority of cancer deaths are due to lung cancer. In fact, from all types of cancer deaths, lung cancer accounts for 30%.

These lung cancer statistics show that lung cancer is the second most common cause of death in humans.

Fortunately, it is actually possible to prevent many of these deaths by stopping smoking, because according to lung cancer statistics, 85% of the cancer deaths are caused because of excessive smoking. The health of passive smokers, as well as smokers are negatively affected by smoking. Believe it or not, if all people around the world were to stop smoking, the number lung cancer deaths would become insignificantly small compared to other causes of death.

Lung cancer statistics indicate that African Americans is the ethnic group with the highest incidence of lung cancer. A possible reason could be the higher incidence of smoking amongst African Americans, as opposed to other ethnic groups.

You may not be aware but lung cancer is considered to be one of the most life-threatening kinds of cancer. According to some lung cancer statistics, the survival rate (five-year survival rate) of those who suffer from breast cancer is 87% and from colon cancer is 62%. Similarly, the five year survival rate of prostate cancer patients is 92%. The five year survival rate of lung cancer patients is as low as 15%.

One of the reasons for the low survival rate of lung cancer patients can be ascribed to the fact that the disease is often only identified during the final or advanced stages. When in an advanced stage, cancer has spread to other parts of the body and has begun affecting the proper functioning of many important organs. The result is that many lung cancer patients die sooner, rather than later.

A common misconception, is that if a smoker stops smoking for about 15 years they will have a reduced chance of developing lung cancer and that the lungs of the smoker will become normal like a non-smoker s lungs. Lung cancer statistics show that this is not possible, whatever the perception. The lungs of smokers will never be restored to the same condition as the lungs of non-smokers. While not further increasing their probability of getting lung cancer, it could still never decrease to the same probability applicable to non-smokers.

According to some lung cancer statistics, people who used to smoke before are nine times more prone to die from lung cancer as compared to those individuals who have never smoked in their lives. Further, lung cancer patiens who continue to smoke are twenty-three times more likely to die than smokers that have quit.

There is an alarming link between lung cancer deaths and smoking, as often shown up in lung cancer statistics. The message is clear – STOP SMOKING if you do not want to die from lung cancer! After all, prevention is better than cure!

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Are You At Risk For Asbestos Cancer?

admin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:56:00 +0000

There is some evidence that family members of workers heavily exposed to asbestos face an increased risk of developing mesothelioma. This risk is thought to result from exposure to asbestos fibers brought into the home on the shoes, clothing, skin, and hair of workers.

How High is the Risk for Cancer?

Not all workers exposed to asbestos will develop diseases related to their exposure. The risk of developing asbestos-related diseases varies with the type of industry in which the exposure occurred and with the extent of the exposure. Asbestos that is bonded into finished products such as walls and tiles poses no risk to health as long as it is not damaged or disturbed in such a way as to release fibers into the air. When asbestos fibers are set free and inhaled, however, exposed individuals are at risk of developing an asbestos-related disease.

How does smoking affect risk?

Many studies have shown that the combination of smoking and asbestos exposure is particularly hazardous. Smokers who are also exposed to asbestos have a greatly increased risk of lung cancer. However, smoking combined with asbestos exposure does not appear to increase the risk of mesothelioma.

Asbestos diseases are said to follow the trail of exposure. That means that wherever people have received asbestos exposure, regardless of their trade, age, sex or race, they are at risk of cancer and other diseases.

Unfortunately, the effects of asbestos on the human body were known to be deadly for years by the companies who employed the ‘greatest generation’ and made hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars off of their backs. But instead of taking simple steps to alleviate the problem and save the lives of thousands of their workers, they choose to do nothing and continue to make a ‘healthy’ profit with a ‘deadly’ product.

A life-threatening illness is terribly emotional. It has a broad impact and affects many people – family, friends and co-workers.

Many employers even went so far as to hide the truth from their workers and their families. And because the normal latency period for Mesothelioma is 20 to 30 years, many got away with this for years.

We urge you to find out more about Asbestos, and know your legal rights today!

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