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Sign up with FacebookLung cancer is a common cancer accounting for more than 157,000 deaths a year in the United States. It is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. Lung cancer is most often caused by long-term exposure to the carcinogens in tobacco smoke that are inhaled when smoking cigarettes. Therefore, it is also one of the most preventable forms of cancer.
SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Using low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer might save the lives of patients at the greatest risk for the disease, a new analysis suggests. However, the risks...