History
When was lung cancer first identified as a disease?
1761
How many stages are there in non-small cell lung cancer?
4 stages
What is the number 1 cause of lung cancer?
Smoking
What is the best way to remove a non-small cell lung tumor?
Surgery
The uncontrolled growth of uncommon cells in the lungs is?
Lung cancer
From 1878 to 1927 the prevalence increased by how many percentage?
When is cancer found in the lung and nearby lymph nodes?
Stage 2
What does a cigarette have that is dangerous towards the lungs?
Chemicals such as nicotine
What common method uses drugs to stop the spread of cancer cells?
Chemotherapy
What is the leading cause of cancer death among men AND women?
Lung cancer
In what year did lung cancer become the most frequent cause of cancer death?
1940
When is cancer found in the lung and has not spread outside the lung into other regions of the body?
Stage 1
This gas comes up from soil into buildings through cracks and small gaps exposing people to it?
Radon
High energy x-rays that are used to destroy the cancer cells
When the cancer starts in the lungs it is called?
Primary Lung Cancer
The American Cancer Society recognized the link between lung cancer and smoking
In what stage I the cancer spread to both lungs and surrounding areas including other organs?
Stage 4
How does genetics play a role in the development of lung cancer?
It creates a higher risk for developing lung cancer
What is a method other than chemotherapy that uses drugs?
Targeted Therapy
How many types of lung cancer are there and what are they?
2 Types: non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer
in 2013, lung cancer was responsible for the most deaths in America by how many cancer related deaths (percentage not number)?
27%
What are the two main stages of lung cancer ?
Limited and extensive
It is colorless and odorless
What type of lung cancer is targeted therapy most commonly used for?
advanced lung cancer
What process causes cancer that begins in another part of the body to travel to the lung?
Metastasis