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Lung Cancer: A Highly Preventable Killer
Lung Cancer, now the number one cancer killer in the nation, claims over 160,000 lives each year. This devastating illness has increased an alarming 160% among women in the last decade, leaving breast cancer a distant second cause of cancer death.
Experts attribute the rise in female lung cancer rates to its leading cause - cigarette smoking. An astonishing 85% of all cases can be traced to the genetic damage caused by cigarette smoking, making it potentially a very preventable disease.
Currently, the five-year survival rate is only about 15%. The lack of effective early screening techniques contributes to this low number. Progress is being made in the area of tumor detection as well as early treatment options, including advances in chemotherapy.
Find out more on LUNG CANCER: A Highly Preventable Killer. This 30-minute TV special was created for FOX's The Health Network as part of the award-winning The Cutting Edge Medical Report series. The special is co-hosted by Joan Schiller, M.D. , University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Andrew Turrisi, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Frank Detterbeck , M.D. of the University of North Carolina, and Rex C. Yung, M.D., University of Southern California, and includes an interview with Paul Bunn, M.D., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
This program is produced by Information Television Network and is made possible by Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology.
For information on air dates and times, or to order a VHS copy of the program, call 1-888-380-6500.
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