Lung cancer is a malignant tumor that originates in the tissues of the lungs. It is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals.
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1. Wikipedia
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ncer is a malignant tumor that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged airway cells gain the ability to multip
2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
4. Lung Cancer (Wikipedia)
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Lung cancer is a malignant tumor that originates in the tissues of the lungs.
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Lung cancer is a malignant tumor that originates in the tissues of the lungs.
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