Risk Factors Leading to Pulmonary Cancer Development in Women

Abstract

This study is trying to identify from numerous factors involved in the development of pulmonary cancer in women those which have a greater impact the ones that can be influenced through prophylaxis and those that cannot be influenced depending on each individual genetic charge. Factors like environmental factors (atmospheric pollution, work-related pollution, and the presence of chemical substances, inhaled dust, radioactive waste, and toxins), smoking, hormonal factors especially in women, and the presence of preexisting pulmonary or nonpulmonary conditions have been determined to have greater importance in the development of pulmonary cancer in women. Hormonal factors that have come to attention have been proved to be very important being in direct relationship with the rate of incidence of pulmonary cancer among pre and postmenopausal women.