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In 2007, more than 213,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer--the number one cause  of cancer death in the US among both men and women.  Mearly twice as many women die of lung cancer than of breast cancer.

About 85 % of people who develop lung cancer either are or have been smokers.  Yet some people who have never smoked get the disease.  Because the lungs are large, tumors can grow in them for a long time before they are found.  In fact, lung cancer can easily spread outside the lungs without causing any symptoms.The more commom symptoms are cough and fatigue.  Many peop who have these symptoms often assume they are due to smoking itself or to a minor illness, such as a cold.

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