Risk Factors For Lung Cancer

 About 1.37 million people die each year from lung cancer.

Most of the lives lost to cancer have been due to cancer of the lungs; it accounts for 1:6 deaths from cancer.

Smoking is the major risk factor, 80-90% of lung cancers are caused by smoking tobacco.

Here are 9 risk factors for lung cancer, they are slide format.

1. Smoking
2. Second-hand smoke
3. Alcohol dependency
4. Physical inactivity
5. Air pollution
6. Exposure to asbestos
7. Unhealthy diet
8. Arsenic
9. Radon

 Click on each slide for photos and more details.

Cancer including lung cancer can be prevented by avoiding or reducing these risk factors. This means making lifestyle changes if necesary. Here are some lifestyle habits to adopt.

• Don't smoke, if you smoke quit now
• Eat a diet rich in vegetables and fruit
• Have your home tested for radon
• Avoid prolonged exposure to air pollution
• Avoid exposure to asbestos
• Keep physically active

This consumer health education program prepares people to eliminate health risk factors that cause cancer and other non-communicable diseases.
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