Lung Cancer Prevention WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Lung Cancer Prevention and compiled helpful research notes below.
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Research Notes on Lung Cancer Prevention
Prevention is the most cost-effective means of fighting lung cancer. While in most countries industrial and domestic carcinogens have been identified and banned, tobacco smoking is still widespread. Eliminating tobacco smoking is a primary goal in the prevention of lung cancer, and smoking cessation is an important preventative tool in this process. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- The WHO promotes the banning of tobacco.1
- About 93% of lung cancer is caused by cigarette smoking.2
- Chemoprevention is a preventive measure that is still under study.3
- Vitamins and mineral supplements are not enough in preventing lung cancer.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Prevention
- ↑ UpToDate: Patient Information: Lung Cancer Prevention And Screening
- ↑ Healthwise (via WebMD): Lung Cancer - Prevention
- ↑ MedicineNet: Experts Offer Tips On Lung Cancer Prevention
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- Contributor: Lesgreen Babaran, PTRP
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 27, 2009
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- Contributor: Lesgreen Babaran, PTRP
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Prevention of Lung Cancer
- Last update: Oct. 27, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
