Smoking and lung cancer-part 2

Dr. Timothy Sherwood said Tuesday night at Mary Washington Hospital that everyone already knows about the dangers of smoking. Yet the thoracic surgeon made the point anyway.

One of his opening slides during a talk about lung cancer was titled: “The Top 10 Causes of Lung Cancer.”

His list:

1. Cigarette smoking

2. Cigarette smoking

3. Cigarette smoking

4. Cigarette smoking

5. Cigarette smoking

6. Cigarette smoking

7. Cigarette smoking

8. Cigarette smoking

9. Cigarette smoking

10. Second-hand smoke, radon exposure, asbestos, family history.

“Cigarette smoking causes lung cancer,” he added. “Lung cancer kills more people than breast, colorectal, pancreatic and prostate cancers combined (157,000 people last year). It’s a very significant public health problem.”

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