November is Lung Cancer Awareness month and Cancer Research UK have published some important facts that you should know about lung cancer and smoking.
- Lung cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the UK
- In 2006, around 39,000 people were diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK, that’s 107 people every day
- The link between tobacco and cancer was established more than 50 years ago.
- Smoking causes almost 90% of lung cancer deaths.
- In Britain, around 1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes, that’s about 9.5 million people.
Read more @ Cancer Research UK
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