Lung cancer: risk factors, management, and prognosis

• Main Authors: Murtaza Mustafa, AR. Jamalul Azizi, EL. IIIzam, A. Nazirah, AM, Sharifa, SA. Abbas
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR) 2016
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19875/1/Lung%20cancer.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19875/7/Lung%20Cancer%20Risk%20Factors%2C%20Management%2C%20And%20Prognosis.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19875/

Lung cancer or lung tumor the most common cause of cancer death in men and second most common in women after breast cancer. Highest rates in North America, Europe, and East Asia, with one third of new cases in China, lower rates in Africa and South Asia. Worldwide in 2012 lung cancer resulted in 1.6...