"Everything You Need To Know About Lung Cancer " - Sheila Dougherty
According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is “the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.” Lung Care Awareness Month is winding down, but the issue never stops being relevant. Dr. Nicholas Rohs, assistant professor of medicine, hematology and medical oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, offers further information on the disease. Aside from skin cancer, lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women with an average age at diagnosis of 70. Over 13 percent of all new cancers are lung cancer, but sadly it accounts for more than 25 percent of all cancer-related deaths. Fortunately, the number of new lung cancers has slowly been declining with decreasing rates of smoking.
— Nicholas C. Rohs, MD, Assistant Professor, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai