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Lung Cancer
American Cancer Society
Reviewed/Revised May 2018
Slide 2 What we’ll be talking about
▪ How common is lung cancer?
▪ What is lung cancer?
▪ The 2 major types of lung cancer
▪ Causes of lung cancer
▪ What are the risk fac...
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It is estimated that more than 1.7 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2019. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among males (20%), followed by lung (13%) and colorectal (9%) cancers. Among females, breast (30%), lung (13%), ...
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It is estimated that almost 1.7 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2017. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among males (19%), followed by lung (14%) and colorectal (9%) cancers. Among females, breast (30%), lung (12%), and...
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It is estimated that about 1.7 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2018. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among males (19%), followed by lung (14%) and colorectal (9%) cancers. Among females, breast (30%), lung (13%), and ...
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