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...never been a smoker and you develop lung cancer, how did you get it? Is it genetics, environment, radon, luck of the draw...
...reduce your risk if you quit smoking. If you're 50 years old and you've been a lifelong smoker and you quit smoking today, you reduce your risk by half. If you're 30 years old and a lifelong smoker, you can almost completely eliminate your risk of lung cancer by quitting...
...Then, there's the idea of environmental exposure, especially radon. Radon is the second leading risk factor for lung cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes from the Earth's soil. In fact, one in 15 homes have levels of radon that are considered too high. So home inspectors recommend that you get radon levels checked before buying new property, or to get radon sensors for the house...
...smoking is far and away the number one risk factor. About 80% of people who have lung cancer were smokers. You get a sense of the magnitude there...
...there a difference between smoking-related lung cancer and non-smoking-related lung cancer...