There are several things that make it more likely that you will get lung cancer. Doctors call these things risk factors. Here's a list of risk factors for lung cancer. Click on the links for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
American Cancer Society.
What causes lung cancer?
American Cancer Society

 

 

 

 

 

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Source:
Wu AH, Fontham ET, Reynolds P et al.
Family history of cancer and risk of lung cancer among lifetime nonsmoking women in the United States.
American Journal of Epidemiology. 1996; 143: 535-542.

 

 

 

 

 

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If you think you have a high risk of getting lung cancer, you may wonder if there is some way of being tested that would catch lung cancer early, before it grows. This kind of test is called screening, but so far it hasn't been very successful for finding lung cancer.

To find out more, see Can I be screened for lung cancer?

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