| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 7 Lung cancer |
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| In 1986, lung cancer passed breast cancer as the number one cancer killer in |
| females. In men, it had become the top cancer killer in 1952. Women's lung cancer |
| death rates have risen dramatically; as late as the early 1970's, breast cancer killed |
| twice as many women as lung cancer did. |
| Medical Clinics of North America, March 1992 |
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| Although the number of breast cancer cases in women each year exceeds lung |
| cancer, the five year survival rate for lung cancer (13%) is much lower than for breast |
| cancer (78%), accounting for the higher total death rate for lung cancer. |
| JAMA, December 1, 1993, p. 2542 |
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| From 1950 to 1989, the overall cancer death rate for women dropped by 16%. But the |
| death rate from lung cancer increased by 600%. |
| American Cancer Society |
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| In the 20-year period from the mid-1960's through the early 1980's, the relative risk of |
| fatal lung cancer approximately doubled in male cigarette smokers and increased |
| nearly fivefold in female cigarette smokers. |
| Changes in Cigarette-Related Disease Risks, p. 305 |
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| There are 3800 lung cancer deaths each year in nonsmokers because of their |
| exposure to second-hand smoke. |
| Journal of Respiratory Disease, May 1993, p. 635 |
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| Having a spouse who smokes doubles a nonsmoker's risk of developing lung cancer. |
| Seminars in Respiratory Medicine, October 1989, p. 387 |
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