Focus on Lung Cancer
This year, 150.000 Americans will die from lung cancer…
Lung cancer is the number-one cause of cancer death in Delaware. Fumar es el principal factor de riesgo del cáncer de pulmón. En los Estados Unidos, fumar cigarrillos se correlaciona con el 90 por ciento de los cánceres de pulmón. Even scarier, more than half of those with lung cancer will die within one year of being diagnosed. November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. And there’s a lot that needs to be talked about.
Si se trata de dejar de fumar, no se dé por vencido.
It can be a challenge to quit smoking. The Delaware Quitline is here to help. Get the support and encouragement you need to put that cigarette out for good. Check out these three free ways to quit.
Never smoked? You are still at risk. Since 1964, 2,5 million nonsmokers have died from exposure to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is smoke burning at the end of a cigarette and the smoke that is exhaled from the mouth of the smoker. El humo de segunda mano contiene más de 7.000 químicos, muchos de los cuales provocan cáncer. Cuando respira este humo, es como si estuviera fumando.
According to both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the American Lung Association, radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the nation, second only to smoking. And it's the sixth-leading cause of all cancer deaths combined, responsible for about 20.000 lung cancer deaths every year. Find out more here.
Current or former smoker?
It’s important to get screened—no excuses. Now there’s a screening that can help detect lung cancer at an early stage when it’s most treatable. Early detection of cancer can save your life.
You should be screened if you’re a:
- Current smoker who has smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for the last 30 or more years or two packs a day for the last 15 or more years
- Smoker who quit smoking within the last 15 years and smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 30 or more years or two packs a day for 15 or more years
- Smoker or former smoker who is 55 to 80 years of age
Schedule a screening with your health care provider or have a nurse navigator contact you to schedule a screening.
