Lung cancer: the reality

 This year, an estimated 228,190 people are going to be diagnosed with some form of lung or bronchus cancer. I wish I could say that advancements have been swift in treating this disease, but abstinence and awareness as to the effects of cigarette smoking have been front and center in helping to reduce instances of lung cancer over the past two decades. Between 2005 and 2009, the incidence of lung cancer in men has decreased by an average of 1.9% annually. For women, this trend only recently began to reverse, with diagnoses falling by just 0.3% annually between 2005 and 2009.