Lung Cancer
By:Morgan Steinker
What is Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer is a type of disease. Its a uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one lung (or two).They start to go in the air passage. The abnormal cells divide and form tumors.
How do people get lung cancer?
There are a lot of ways that people can get lung cancer. The main way is by smoking. Like cigarette smoking, pipe or cigar smoking. Another way that isn't as big as a risk is breathing other peoples smoke (passive smoking). There are other ways other then smoking like, asbestos fibers, air pollution etc.
smoking
The main cause that people get lung cancer is by smoking.
Cigarette smoking is the biggest one, then pipe and cigar smoking. Smoking kills cilia. The pollution stays in your lungs also like chemicals from the smoke.
passive smoking
If you breathe other peoples smoke its a possibility you can get lung cancer. If you breathe other peoples smoke you can get the chemicals/gases in your body. The tobacco is made up of mainly gases and particles. It has more then 7,000 chemical compounds.
air pollution
Another way you can get lung cancer is by air pollution.If you breathe in dirty air, it can really effect you. Millions of people get ill from air pollution. Some people are lucky and don't get lung cancer but something that isn't as bad
How to prevent lung cancer.
There are some ways that people can stay away from lung cancer. Stay away from smoking, or anyone that does smoke. If someone in your family smokes try to get them to stop. Stay healthy and active.
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