“Lung cancer is an uncontrolled, extremely deadly division of cells in the lung” (World Book, “Lung Cancer”). The two major types of lung cancer include small and non-small cell. Many different risk factors contribute to lung cancer. There are numerous symptoms that are difficult to detect in the early stages of lung cancer. Doctors use special machines to detect the severity of each stage. Treatments and cures differ in each individual case. Lung cancer is …showed first 75 words of 795 total…

…showed last 75 words of 795 total…cancer (Beau Halton). More than two million American smokers have died from smoking-related lung cancer since 1964, when the Surgeon General released the first report on smoking and health (“Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign,” 3/23/99). Smoking is shown to be the primary cause of lung cancer and people still chose to smoke. The great majority of lung cancer cases could be prevented and thousands of lives could be saved each year if people quit smoking (Microsoft, “Lung Cancer).