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Most carcinogens are the actual particles in cigarette smoke that may cause lung cancer. The particles include tar, metals, and other chemicals such as benzophyrene and dibenzanthracene. The lung airwaves are covered by a thin cell layer of epithelium, which absorbs cigarette smoke into the lungs...
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Once the cigarette smoke has been absorbed into the lungs, the components in the cigarette smoke reach the sputum, a type of saliva. The presence of these components in the sputum may cause mutations in the smokers’ genes, which may lead to the formation to cancerous tumors...
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Lung Cancer Causes This discovery has broadened the horizons for lung cancer treatment research. Cells with unusually large amounts of FANCD2 were resistant to the toxic effects of smoke...	1 / 148
Lung Cancer More than 87% of lung cancers are smoking related. However, not all smokers develop lung cancer. Quitting smoking reduces an individual's risk significantly, although former smokers remain at greater risk for lung cancer than people who never smoked...	2 / 320
lung cancer Lung cancer takes many years to develop. The characteristics of lung cancer the same as any type of cancer but it effects the lungs. Lung cancer is caused by expose to carcinogens or cancer causing materials...	2 / 483
lung cancer The rate of lung cancer cases appears to be dropping among white and African-American men in the United States, while it continues to rise among both white and African-American women...	3 / 723
pesticides and their harmful affects The 1 ? year relative survival rate for lung cancer has risen from 32% in 1973 to 41% in the 1990's. However the combined 5 ? year relative survival rate for all lung cancer stages remains between 13 - 15% ...	1 / 235
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Mark Ritter Matt Porter Research Paper November 25, 1996 Tobacco smoking has long been recognized as a major cause of death and disease, responsible for an estimated 434,000 deaths per year in the United States...	1 / 258
The Harmful Effects Of Smoking A Cigarette The harmful effects of smoking are: Lung Cancer Smoking accounts for about 80-90% of all chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, chronic mucus secretion, and chronic air flow blocks...	2 / 478