Risk Factors for Lung Cancer

  • Hx of smoking
  • Second-hand smoke
  • Personal or family history of lung cancer.
  • Age ≥ 65
  • Radiation to the chest
  • Radon, Asbestos exposure
  • Environmental exposure, industrial chemicals (arsenic, beryllium, air pollution from vehicle and diesel exhausts and industrial and residential emissions, etc. )

 

 

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/basic_info/risk_factors.htm

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