[ConfidentConservative]

90% in Men for higher risk of Lung Cancer
80% in women for higher risk of Lung cancer.

Now My Mother was in the 20% that got Lung Cancer with out smoking and being in a smoke free family, environment.

Your comments on Lung cancer or any OTHER CANCER is POINTLESS!
WE CAN NOT KEEP ALL LUNG CANCER from happening! RIGHT???
NOT ALL CANCER is life style related RIGHT?

GET OFF IT ALREADY!

[Judith Anne]

I’m so sorry about your mom’s illness and death...please accept my condolences.

One thing I might point out...people who get lung cancer, either innocently or through lifestyle choices, cannot pass it on to anyone else....that would indicate how VERY different it is from HIV.

[Alter Kaker]

Now My Mother was in the 20% that got Lung Cancer with out smoking and being in a smoke free family, environment.

In the United States, about 80% of lung cancer cases are smoking related. Worldwide, the number is slightly over 90%. I cited the worldwide figure. Either way, the vast majority of lung cancer cases are smoking related.

A majority of the rest are also preventable -- related to particulate inhalation, asbestos inhalation, radon exposure, etc. Your mother may well have been in the exception, but my point wasn't to deny that there are non-tobacco related lung cancer cases, but rather to emphasize that, like HIV-AIDS, preventative lifestyle changes could eliminate a majority of lung cancer cases.

WE CAN NOT KEEP ALL LUNG CANCER from happening! RIGHT???

No, of course not. But we can keep 90-95% of lung cancer cases from happening, and that's pretty good.