Lung Cancer: Risk Factors
The risk factors for lung cancer include(1):
Smoking (especially cigarettes, pipes, cigars)
Secondhand smoke and air pollution
Radon gas released from soil and building materials
Family history
Asbestos
Metals like chromium, cadmium, arsenic
Chronic lung diseases such as tuberculosis
Radiation
Diesel exhaust
Paint
The relative effects of these and other risk factors in any given case of cancer is variable and very difficult to determine with accuracy at this time. Some of these and other risk factors are discussed below.