How do you get small cell carcinoma?
What causes small cell lung cancer?
- Secondhand smoke.
- Radiation exposure via cancer treatments, home radon or diagnostic imaging scans.
- Family history of lung cancer.
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- Workplace exposure to asbestos, arsenic, nickel, tar or other chemicals.
- Air pollution.
- Advanced age.
What causes lung cancer?
Smoking tobacco is by far the leading cause of lung cancer. About 80% of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking, and many others are caused by exposure to secondhand smoke. Smoking is clearly the strongest risk factor for lung cancer, but it often interacts with other factors.
What are some lung cancer charities?
Leading Lung Cancer Charities & Organizations
- LUNGevity.
- GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer.
- The American Lung Association.
- Upstage Lung Cancer.
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)
- Lung Cancer Foundation of America.
- CancerCare.
What does the Lung Cancer Research Foundation do?
The mission of the Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) is to improve lung cancer outcomes by funding research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of lung cancer.