Thanks Judy. I just want to clarify the statement above - I believe it is Non-smoking women are more likely to get lung cancer than non-smoking men.
2009 estimates were 116,090 new case of lc in men, 103,350 in women (but we are catching up!) Deaths were 88,900 men, 70,490 women. In the US only. These are American Cancer Society figures.
hi there...I am just new here and this topic caught my eyes. I have search on the net that compared to nonsmokers, men who smoke are about 23 times more likely to develop lung cancer and women who smoke are about 13 times more likely. Smoking causes about 90% of lung cancer deaths in men and almost 80% in women....here is my source...I hope you don't mind http://tinyurl.com/2qf3m9
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