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It's not just smoking — here's what causes lung cancer
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer among men (behind prostate cancer) and women (behind breast cancer) in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Nearly a quarter of a million people will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2024 …