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Both men and women can develop breast cancer, but it occurs very rarely among men. Although more women die from lung cancer than breast cancer, more than twice as many women are estimated to develop breast cancer as they are to develop lung cancer in 2002 in the U.S. Since 1940, the incidence of breast cancer among American women has more than doubled. |
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Lung cancer causes more deaths among men and women than any other form of cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2002 lung cancer will be the cause of approximately 170,000 deaths. Smoking cigarettes is the primary cause of 80% to 90% of lung cancers. It is almost a completely preventable disease if people would stop smoking tobacco. Most cases of lung cancer are detected only after considerable |
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On the basis of recent statistics, one out of two men and one out of three women in the United States will develop some type of cancer during their lifetime; this year, approximately 1,368,030 Americans will be diagnosed with cancer. Despite the dismal statistics, the news about cancer is not all bad. Most cancers are preventable if people adopt healthy life-styles. Avoiding cigarette smoke and tobacco in any form is the most important action anyone can take to avoid cancer, especially lung and pancreatic cancers, which are most often incurable. Cigarette smoke is estimated to be the primary cause in the development of at least 30% of all cancers. |
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