Lung cancer | |
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Classification and external resources | |
ICD-10 | C33.-C34. |
ICD-9 | 162 |
DiseasesDB | 7616 |
MedlinePlus | 007194 |
eMedicine | med/1333 med/1336 emerg/335 radio/807 radio/405 radio/406 |
MeSH | D002283 |
Lung cancer is the uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells in one or both of the lungs. Cigarette smoking causes most lung cancers when smoke gets in the lungs. Lung cancer kills 1.8 million people each year, more than any other cancer. It has a 80-90% death rate, and is the leading cause of cancer death in men, and the second leading cause of cancer death in women.