Five Things to Know About Lung Cancer

Dana-Farber experts offer life saving information and ways to reduce risk

  More than an estimated 160,000 people in the United States will die from lung cancer this year, making it the country’s leading cause of cancer death. According to the National Cancer Institute, it surpassed breast cancer as the number one killer in women back in 1987. It causes more deaths than colon, breast and prostate cancer combined, according to the American Lung Association. Bruce Johnson, MD, the director of the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, sorts out the facts about lung cancer and offers simple ways to reduce risk. 1. Lung cancer targets more than just smokers. The greatest risk factor for lung cancer is smoking, but non-smokers can also development lung cancer. “Roughly 10 to 15 percent of …

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