Lung Cancer Picture
WHO: Passive Smoking Causes Lung Cancer
The World Health Organization (WHO) sets the record straight: secondhand smoke causes lung cancer in non-smokers.
www.who.int
Health Effects of Exposure to Indoor Radon (BEIR VI Report)
The National Academy of Sciences comprehensive report (1998) on the health efects of radon in homes. A detailed risk model for the US population. Explains how radon causes lung cancer and estimates that in the U.S. it causes 15,400 - 21,800 lung cancer deaths each year.
www.epa.gov
Gail P. Ramos Lung Cancer Foundation
Dedicated to fighting lung cancer through research, education, and assistance programs.
www.ramosfoundation.org
Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board
Learn about alternatives for breast cancer treatment, early cancer detection and control, clinical studies, and the extensive Louisiana Cancer Control Plan.
www.lcltfb.org
The Japan Lung Cancer Society
Aims at promoting diverse research on lung cancer and its related fields, as well as helping to diffuse knowledge and understanding of the disease to the public. Holds meetings, publishes journal, and conducts research. With around 6600 regular members.
www.haigan.gr.jp
Lung Cancer and Cigarette Smoking
Thoracic surgeon Fred Grannis MD provides smokers, lung cancer patients and their families with information on cigarettes, smoking, cessation, and lung cancer risk, diagnosis, and treatment. Webpage design by one of his patients.
www.smokinglungs.com
Oncology for Primary Care Physicians: Lung Cancer
Prevention, early detection, diagnosis, management, and case studies of lung cancer for physicians in general practice.
www.quitnow.info.au
Speakers Kit: Tobacco Control Presentations
Presentation-ready slides from the American College of Chest Physicians; includes presentations on Women and Girls, Tobacco and Lung Cancer, Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cnacer, and editions for Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and African Americans.
speakerskit.chestnet.org
Tobacco Industry Witnesses on Whether Smoking Causes Lung Cancer
Tobacco industry witnesses who argued against restrictions on secondhand smoke were asked if firsthand smoke, smoking cigarettes, causes lung cancer. These are their answers.
www.tobacco.org
American Lung Association of California
Working to prevent lung disease and promote lung health with educational programs about air quality, smoking, tobacco use, asthma, emphysema, bronchitis and tuberculosis.
www.californialung.org
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Women with Lung Cancer
Recent research finds that tobacco smoke exposure that causes lung cancer includes both personal smoking and secondhand smoke.
www.sciencedirect.com
Lung Cancer and Women
FAQ answers questions like: how common is long cancer in women? Can I develop lung cancer if I don't smoke? What is my risk for lung cancer if I smoke?
www.4woman.gov
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: Lung Cancer
Provides access to information about prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials and stories of survivors.
www.mdanderson.org
Faces of Lung Cancer
To build public awareness of lung cancer, four national cancer organizations are uniting to launch a nationwide lung cancer awareness campaign. The goals of the campaign are to promote better diagnosis and treatment of the disease, increase research funding, and publicize medical advances and support services that can help reduce the deaths and suffering associated with lung cancer.
www.lungcancer.org
The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Charity working to defeat lung cancer by medical research, reducing smoking and patient support. Includes information on their activities, cigarettes, support groups for people wishing to give up or cut down on smoking, and a children's educational section.
www.roycastle.org
The Japan Lung Cancer Society
Aims at promoting diverse research on lung cancer and its related fields, as well as helping to diffuse knowledge and understanding of the disease to the public. Holds meetings, publishes journal, and conducts research. With around 6600 regular members.
www.haigan.gr.jp
Dramatic Increase In Fatal Lung Cancer In Women Frustrates Cancer Specialist
News story profiles physician and patients dealing with one of the most lethal, yet one of the most preventable, kinds of cancer.
www.canada.com
Rhode Island Cancer Council: Lung Cancer
Fact sheet describing the disease, including information on detection.
www.ricancercouncil.org
American Lung Association: General Smoking Information
Contains fact sheets and data on smoking, secondhand smoke, and their relationship to a lung cancer, emphysema, asthma, and chronic bronchitis.
www.lungusa.org
Women Risk Lung Cancer More
Recent research; CT scans of about 500 men and 500 women, none of whom had any symptoms of lung cancer, revealed small tumors in the lungs of 19 women and 10 men.
www.usatoday.com
Cancer Bulletin: Lung Cancer
Health summary which outlines causes and effects, incidence, treatment and outcomes.
hebw.uwcm.ac.uk
Women in Study More Susceptible to Lung Cancer
A report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute gives weight to an unproven theory that women may be more vulnerable than men to the cancer-causing substances in tobacco smoke.
www.sfgate.com
Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada
Site provides information, news and support resources about Colorectal cancer, the third most common form of cancer in Canada after lung and breast cancer.
www.ccac-accc.ca
Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education
Nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with lung cancer improve their quality of life provides resources for smokefree advocates: legislative news and alerts, events, speakers, and calls for action.
www.alcase.org
American Lung Association Fact Sheet: Women and Smoking
In 1987, lung cancer surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States.
www.lungusa.org
Lung Cancer Information Library
Provides links, a forum and information primarily from the National Cancer Institute sources.
www.meds.com
Amir-al-Momenin Lung Cancer Support Association
Support and education for lung cancer patients and relatives. Located in Tehran,Iran.
www.alcsa.com
Doctors closing in on possible lung cancer test
[CNN]
www.cnn.com
FDA approves sealant for lung cancer surgery
[CNN]
cnn.com
Warren Zevon has untreatable lung cancer
[CNN]
cnn.com
Blacks less likely to undergo lung cancer surgery, study says
[CNN]
www.cnn.com
Italian Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support ed Education
The Italian Chapter of ALCASE is a member of the Global Lung Cancer Coalition, which works for a better understanding of the needs of patients with lung cancer
www.alcase.it
Count cigarettes for lung cancer risk
[CNN]
cnn.com
Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Lung Cancer
Offers information about symptoms, causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
lung.cancercenter.com
What You Don't Know about Women and Lung Cancer
"We're more susceptible than men. It kills more of us than any other cancer. And our daughters are taking up smoking in record numbers. Read on."
www.4woman.gov
What You Need to Know about Lung Cancer
General information on many aspects of the disease from the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
www.cancer.gov
ABC's of Lung Cancer
Information about the condition and its treatment.
www.abc-lung-cancer.com
NCI: What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer
Pamphlet format. Covers the disease, who's at risk, recognizing symptoms, diagnosing lung cancer, the stages of the disease, treatment, side effects.
www.cancer.gov
CancerNews.com Lung Cancer Links
Cancer News on the Net® is an Internet publication dedicated to bringing patients and their families the latest information on cancer diagnosis and treatment.
www.cancernews.com
Waitress Gets Lung Cancer from Secondhand Smoke
Heather Cross breathed in secondhand smoke as she worked for 40 years in an Ottowa restaurant; she now has advanced, inoperable lung cancer.
www.doorcountycompass.com
Mamas Health.com: Lung Cancer
Types, symptoms and causes.
mamashealth.com
All about tobacco facts, smoking cancer, epidemiology and quitting
The facts on tobacco products and cancer of the larynx, lung, and mouth, emphysema, epidemology, and how to quit; information and graphic pictures from a Kentucky physician.
www.tobacco-facts.info
Tobacco.org: Lung Cancer
Updated collection of news articles about tobacco use, lung cancer, research, and treatment.
tobacco.org
Vaccine halts lung cancer in small study
[CNN]
cnn.com
Lung cancer ranks among deadliest, most neglected cancers
[CNN]
www.cnn.com
National Lung Screening Trial
Current or former smokers are invited to participate in a study to help determine the most effective way to screen for lung cancer.
detectcancer.com
U.S. clears lung-cancer drug
[CNN]
cnn.com
Drug may slow lung cancer, ease symptoms
[CNN]
cnn.com
American Lung Association of Maryland
Engaged in the prevention of lung disease including asthma, emphysema and lung cancer and the promotion of lung health.
www.marylandlung.org
Lung Cancer Online
Comprehensive directory of lung cancer information and resources for patients and their families.
www.lungcanceronline.org
Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board
Cancer control and cardio-pulmonary diseases with statistics, screening and public health in Louisiana.
www.lcltfb.org
Bolivian president suffering from lung, liver cancer
[CNN]
cnn.com
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