Lung Cancer Background Research How You Can Help All About Lung Cancer Background cancertypelungLung cancer is the leading killer among all types of cancer in the United States. It is estimated that lung cancer accounts for about 14% of all new cancer cases in 2012, but will cause nearly 28% of all cancer deaths.

Over the past three decades, little improvement has been achieved in extending the lives of lung cancer patients. In the late 1970′s, about 37% of people survived one year or longer after initial diagnosis; three decades later, this number had only improved to 43%. Click http://asbestos-cancer.info/ to read the full article.