Americans Lack Basic Facts on Lung Cancer
Americans Lack Basic Facts on Lung Cancer
Oct. 27, 2010 -- Americans’ knowledge about lung cancer lags behind knowledge about other cancers, even though lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.
That’s according to a new survey by the National Lung Cancer Partnership.
In the survey of 1,000 adults, 80% of people did not know that lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer death. What's more, 83% of women polled did not know that lungcancer is more deadly then breast cancer; 75% of men did not realize that lung cancer takes more lives than prostate cancer.
In 2010, there will be 222,520 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed, and 157,300 people will die from lung cancer, according to estimates from the National Cancer Institute.
The majority of survey respondents were also not aware of some of the symptoms of lung cancer, including: a persistent cough; back, chest or shoulder pain; shortness of breath; and wheezing and/or coughing up blood.
A Visual Guide to Lung Cancer
That’s according to a new survey by the National Lung Cancer Partnership.
In the survey of 1,000 adults, 80% of people did not know that lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer death. What's more, 83% of women polled did not know that lungcancer is more deadly then breast cancer; 75% of men did not realize that lung cancer takes more lives than prostate cancer.
In 2010, there will be 222,520 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed, and 157,300 people will die from lung cancer, according to estimates from the National Cancer Institute.
The majority of survey respondents were also not aware of some of the symptoms of lung cancer, including: a persistent cough; back, chest or shoulder pain; shortness of breath; and wheezing and/or coughing up blood.
A Visual Guide to Lung Cancer