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North Carolina resident stops in Pittsburgh advocating for lung cancer patients
16 Nov 2025 10:15 GMT
… she had to quit.
Hard habit to break
Stopping smoking isn’t … . population smokes and 90% of lung cancer cases are caused by cigarette smoking. Lung cancer kills … tests covered by insurance.
Donaldson quit smoking 26 years before she was …
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Lung Cancer still leading killer in Illinois as screening lags says American Cancer Society
15 Nov 2025 21:36 GMT
… currently smoke or formerly smoked were up-to-date with lung cancer screening … than 80% of lung cancer deaths. The national quit ratio reached 62% … in 2022 but quit success rates remain lower … quit ratio reached a record 62% in 2022
second-hand smoke …
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Who is most at risk for lung cancer?
15 Nov 2025 11:19 GMT
… . People who have quit smoking, and those who … disease.
What is lung cancer?
“Lung cancer is an abnormal … small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC … causes lung cancer?
“The biggest risk for lung cancer is cigarette smoking,” …
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Captain Clean Air spreads lung cancer awareness
15 Nov 2025 06:26 GMT
… day — who either still smoke or quit within the last 15 years … .”
About 90% of lung cancer cases are tied directly to smoking, while most … . “Screening does not prevent lung cancer — avoiding smoking does. Screening just gives us …
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Health Check: the risk factors of lung cancer
15 Nov 2025 05:50 GMT
… . Rodrigo Campana said smoking remains the leading cause of lung cancer, accounting for … about 80% of cases.
“If you smoke regularly … leading cause of lung cancer.”
Dr. Campana emphasized that quitting smoking is the most …
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month: OSF HealthCare urges high-risk patients to get screened
14 Nov 2025 22:13 GMT
… to raise awareness about lung cancer during Lung Cancer Awareness Month this November … for high-risk patients, like smokers, to get screened if … 20 pack-year smoking history (e.g., smoking one pack a … 20 years)
currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 …
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Williamson Health's annual Lung Screening event is aimed at diagnosing lung cancer earlier when it's more treatable
14 Nov 2025 19:06 GMT
… risk factors
Smoking is the No. 1 risk factor for lung cancer. Still … of lung cancer, a personal history of lung disease, exposure to secondhand smoke … -year or more smoking history, and
Smoke now or have quit within the …
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Freeman Health System brings awareness to lung cancer
14 Nov 2025 16:30 GMT
… of cancer death.
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and Freeman staff … history of heavy smoking or those who have quit within the last …
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Why screening for lung cancer remains a critical first step | Opinion
14 Nov 2025 10:19 GMT
… historically linked to smoking, lung cancer cases are increasingly seen … cell and small cell lung cancer, respectively, the disease … lung cancer was seen as a disease that only affected smokers … significant smoking history, including those who quit within …
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GP lists five simple activities that make quitting vapes easier: 'You need to keep your hands busy'
15 Nov 2025 13:32 GMT
… a safe method for quitting smoking, experts have warned of … a bizarre withdrawal symptom from quitting vaping
'This … hands is everything in successfully quitting vaping,' he explained … likely to develop lung cancer than those who just smoke.
One study …