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Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Lung Cancer(Free Handout)




Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer

Cigarette smoking is the single greatest risk factor for lung cancer There is a significant "dose-response" relationship between the number of pack-years smoked and lung cancer risk; that is, the more a person smokes and the longer he or she smokes, the greater the risk for lung cancer.



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