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What is Lung Cancer:
Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. These types are diagnosed based on how the cells look under a microscope.
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How Common is Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States, accounting for about 15 percent of all cancer cases, or 170,000 new cases each year. At this time, over half of the lung cancer cases in the United States are in men, but the number found in women is increasing and will soon equal that in men. Today more women die of lung cancer than of breast cancer.
The majority of people who get lung cancer have been cigarette smokers, but not all people who smoke get lung cancer. And, some people who have never smoked get lung cancer.
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Cancer Drops not Seen in Women with Lung Cancer
While the number diagnosed and dying from lung cancer dropped for men, both rates increased for women. Between last year's Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer and this year's, the number of women being diagnosed with lung cancer rose from 54.7 women for each 100,000 of population to 55.2, and the number of women dying of lung cancer rose slightly from 41 per 100,000 of population to 41.1.
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Your Cancer Isn't Your Fault
Cancer patients often blame themselves for their illness. The idea that such an aggressive and life-threatening disease arises randomly runs contrary to our firm belief in cause and effect. When no other reason, like genetic predisposition, can be summoned, the mind weaves the most tenuous strands of information into an imagined cause.
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Lung Cancer Screenings May Not Reduce Deaths
CT technology has generated considerable interest as a screening tool because it can detect very small growths in the lungs of current and former smokers. Two large, ongoing randomized studies - the NCI-sponsored National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) and the NELSON trial in the Netherlands - are evaluating whether CT scans can save lives by detecting cancers before they become incurable.
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Learning About Your Cancer and Regaining Control
When you find out you have cancer, you may feel that your life is no longer within your control. As if daily life is turned upside down. For many people, regaining a sense of control begins by learning as much as they can about their cancer. Talk to your doctor and nurses. Seek information from the library, the Internet, and the Cancer Information Service to help you learn about your type of cancer and its treatment.
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