CNN: Understanding Lung Cancer ... what about radon?

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What is causing a 22% increase in lung cancer, including non-smokers?

http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Health...cerSociety.htm



Excerpt:

According to the estimates just released, there will be 213,000 new
lung cancer cases in 2007 -- this is an increase of 22% compared to
2006, and represents almost 40,000 more people who will be diagnosed.
The five-year survival rates are projected to drop from 15.3% in 2006
to 15% in 2007. And, as stated in CA, there has been virtually no
change in lung cancer death or incidence rates for more than a decade.

"We are going to have a record-setting number of new cases of lung
cancer in 2007," continued Fenton. "We're also seeing a drop in the
five-year survival rate with little discussion about the need to
increase research funding to find better treatment options and support
screening for those at high risk for lung cancer. How much lower do
survival rates have to go before ACS and the National Cancer Institute
start addressing lung cancer with a sense of priority and urgency?"



Note from Ilena Rosenthal: Since we've been talking so much about
cervical cancers lately, thought this lung cancer CNN article might
open some questions.

How bout what Gupta says here about radon:

Excerpt:

GUPTA: You know -- and we talked a lot about this. And again, it was
remarkable to me because this is the second leading cause of lung
cancer, radon.

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Bush Gulf Visit; Understanding Lung Cancer

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP...08/ltm.06.html

Aired March 8, 2006 - 09:00 ET