| 1-Lung cancer is one of the most common forms | | | | the latter of which represents the large majority |
| of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. It is | | | | of lung cancer cases diagnosed in the United |
| characterized by the abnormal division and | | | | States each year. In patients with lung cancer, the |
| multiplication of cells within the lungs and bronchial | | | | tissue cells of the lungs and associated respiratory |
| tubes causing the accumulation of tumor cells into | | | | organs begin to divide abnormally at an |
| a cancer. | | | | uncontrollable rate. Cancers that develop in the |
| 2- In the United States alone, approximately | | | | lungs may metastasize to other regions of the |
| 10,000 people die from asbestos-related illnesses, | | | | body. These growths are composed of cells |
| and many of these people are victims of lung | | | | similar to those of the original tumor and are just |
| cancer. | | | | as likely to pose a health threat to the afflicted |
| 3-There are two basic types of lung cancer - | | | | person. |
| small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, | | | | |