Lung Cancer

by Chris Williams and Stephen Falk

Lung cancer is the most common cancer affecting the industrialized world and affects the lives of thousands of people, including patients' friends and family, every year. The most common cause of lung cancer is long-term exposure to tobacco smoke. The occurrence of lung cancer in non-smokers, who account for as many as 15% of cases, is often attributed to a combination of genetic factors, radon gas, asbestos, and air pollution, including secondhand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199569339
• ISBN13: 9780199569335
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.6"