title: Lung cancer epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention.
abstract: The greatest risk by far for developing lung cancer is cigarette smoking, but age, radon exposure, environmental pollution, occupational exposures, gender, race, and pre-existing lung disease also are important contributors. However, not all people with these risk factors develop lung cancer, and some without any known risk factor do, indicating the importance of genetic influences. Future advances in understanding and treating lung cancer will be based on genetic analysis. The most effective preventive measure is to never start or to stop cigarette smoking.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1478, Houston, TX 77030, USA. pdegroot@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Groot
authors.forename: Reginald F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Munden
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D011886:Radon / Q000633:toxicity; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D011886:Radon