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Lung Cancer can be caused through many different factors, including: - Smoking - Breathing firsthand, secondhand, or thirdhand smoke - People with Hodgkin's disease who have received chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or a combination - Breathing radon, an odorless radioactive gas - Working in an area with asbestos, a mineral element

Smoking is the number one reason for lung cancer today. Long-term smoking cessation can lower lung cancer risk. Even so, it is still possible to have lung cancer. [|Here] is an interactive website to finding out more about how smoking can cause lung cancer.

Cigarette smoke creates firsthand, secondhand, and thirdhand smoke. Firsthand smoke comes from the smoke that the smoker blows out. Secondhand smoke is smoke directly from the cigarette. Thirdhand smoke comes from smoke that has gathered in enclosed spaces, such as rooms, or attached to cloth like clothes or carpets. Even if one does not smoke, they can still contract lung cancer from breathing in smoke from a smoker.

Quiz Question: What can cause lung cancer, and how is smoking the number one reason for lung cancer?