Why Do So Many People Die from Lung Cancer?
The biggest issue impacting lung cancer research is lack of funding. The National Lung Cancer Partnership states that in 2006, the National Cancer Institute spent only $1,638 per lung cancer death, while NCI spent $13,519 per breast cancer death, $11,298 per prostate cancer death, and $4,588 per colorectal cancer death. While the Department of Defense has funded research for breast, ovarian, prostate cancers, and other diseases since the 1990s, 2009 will be the first year that the DOD will fund lung cancer research. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; Do Lung Cancer Victims Cause Their Own Disease? While it’s sometimes easier to blame the victim, statistics show that those who develop lung cancer aren’t always smokers. Approximately 10 to 15 percent (between 20,000 to 30,000) of lung cancer cases are in people who have never smoked and nearly 50 percent of all lung cancer patients are former smokers. Man
