Lung cancer, which causes millions of deaths every year worldwide, still remains the deadliest type of cancer. According to experts, the biggest cause of this disease is smoking. However, environmental and genetic factors can also increase the risk. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cem Gündoğdu, Head of the Department of Chest Diseases at Bayındır Söğütözü Hospital, states that lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in both men and women: "Approximately one-fifth of cancer-related deaths are caused by lung cancer. The biggest reason is smoking." Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gündoğdu emphasizes that 85-90 percent of cases are directly related to smoking." The risk increases as the age of starting ... [Read more]