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Cancer - lung

If you smoke, quit. It is never too late to stop smoking. You should also avoid breathing in the smoke from other people's cigarettes, cigars, or pipes.

Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help prevent some cases of lung cancer.

Mason RJ, Murray J, VC Broaddus, Nadel J. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2005:1311-1409.

Gallus S. Smoking high tar cigarettes increases risk of death from lung cancer, but no differences in risk for smokers of very low, low and medium tar cigarettes. Evidence-based Healthcare. Aug 2004; 8(4); 207.

Sugimura H. Long-term survivorship in lung cancer: a review. Chest. Apr 2006; 129(4): 1088-97.

Review Date: 07/31/2006
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.