Anyone With Lungs Can Get Lung Cancer

Someone forward you this email? No sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here. Follow Us     Anyone With Lungs Can Get Lung Cancer  When the average person thinks of lung cancer, there are certain stereotypes and a stigma.  But the truth is that anyone who has lungs can develop lung cancer.  Young people, nonsmokers, and even health nuts.  But even if someone has smoked their entire life, nobody deserves lung cancer. Best wishes until next week, Dr. Lynne Lynne Eldridge MD Lung Cancer Expert Lung Cancer in Young Adults  Though the average age for lung cancer is 70-ish, young adults can develop lung cancer as well.  If you or a loved one are facing lung cancer as a young adult, check out these numbers, as well as resources designed specifically for young adults with lung cancer.  Read more READ NOW » Share   Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers  Some researchers have gone so far as to say that lung cancer in nonsmokers is a different disease - and in many ways it is.  From the types of lung cancer, to response to treatment, and even survival rates, there are some important differences.  Read more READ NOW » Share   The Stigma of Lung Cancer  Why are people with lung cancer often treated differently than people with other forms of cancer?  It's not just the general public carrying the stigma, as this article shows.  But that doesn't mean that things can't change.  Read more READ NOW » Share   Lung Cancer in Women  What are some of the important differences between lung cancer in men and lung cancer in women?  Read more READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Handling Insensitive Remarks When You Have Lung Cancer • Coping with Guilty Feelings for People with Lung Cancer Who Smoked • Genetic Testing for People with Lung Cancer • Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer • Chemotherapy Side Effects • Tips for Keeping a Positive Attitude with Cancer Advertisement About Health | Follow Us:     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Lung Cancer newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy