Women's Health Wednesday: Lung cancer
One in 17 women will develop lung cancer in her lifetime. While cases are declining in the United States, younger women are still being diagnosed more than men.
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - One in 17 women will develop lung cancer in her lifetime. While cases are declining in the United States, younger women are still being diagnosed more than men.
According to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, lung cancer is the number one cancer killer of women in the U.S., taking as many lives as breast, ovarian, and cervical cancers combined.
While smoking represents the number one risk factor for developing lung cancer, non-smokers who develop lung cancer are nearly twice as likely to be women than men.
Lung cancer symptoms:
- A persistent cough, including coughing up blood
- Wheezing or shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Hoarseness
- Unexplained weight loss
In this week's Women's Health Wednesday, Dr. Thomas Fabian, a thoracic surgeon at Albany Medical Center, share important information all women should know.
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