The Canadian Cancer Society has published recent statistics concerning this disease. Although these statistics follow studies on the Canadian population, they can also portrait the situation in other countries as well. Here are those statistics:
- Smoking is responsible for 30% of all deaths related to any cancer.
- Smoking is responsible for 85% of all deaths related to lung cancer.
- Cases of death related to cancer have decreased of 2.2% each year (from 1997 to 2006) because Canadians are smoking less.
- Lung cancer remains the type of cancer that has the least survival rates, 16% of affected patients are still alive after 5 years, whereas 62 % of patients of other cancers survive after 5 years.
- Lung cancer is the second most common cancer for both men and women; the first most common cancer is prostate cancer for men and breast cancer for women.
I know all humans beings are destined to die one day, but why not stop smoking and live a longer and healthier life!
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Links
- Canadian Cancer Society
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