Sentences with phrase «responsible for the lung cancer»

The EPA has found that ETS is responsible for the lung cancer deaths of approximately 3,000 nonsmokers in the United States on an annual basis.

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The family of a 67 year old South Bronx woman, who died of lung cancer, is holding the New York City Housing Authority responsible for her death due to the horrible living conditions of her apartment.

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth's Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence have identified molecules which are responsible for metastatic lung cancer cells binding to blood vessels in the brain.

Although we know that chemicals in tobacco smoke cause mutations in lung cells that lead to lung cancers and ultraviolet light causes mutations in skin cells that lead to skin cancers, we have remarkably little understanding of the biological processes that cause the mutations which are responsible for the development of most cancers.

Clairice Lloyd, CRA, is responsible for Medical Center program project proposals and awards, including the Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG), Georgetown - Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS), Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening, and the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), as well as the Neurology Basic Science Department.

This tumor recurrence often shows up in different sites such bones, lung, liver, or brain and primarily responsible for breast cancer related deaths.

Reality: Breast cancer kills roughly 40,000 women a year in the United States but stroke (96,000 deaths), lung cancer (71,000), and chronic lower respiratory disease (67,000) are each responsible for more deaths annually.

The impact is a cancer on our planet's precious lungs, responsible for providing us with the oxygen we need to survive.

Interestingly, it was recently suggested that a radioactive fertilizer, polonium, found in cigarettes may be primarily responsible for their lung - cancer connection.

Researchers believe that compounds called gingerols are responsible for much of the herb's anticancer properties, which have been demonstrated against cancers of the breast, colon, liver, lung, prostate, ovaries and pancreas.

Higher levels of green tea consumption in Asia are thought to be responsible for lower lung cancer rates, despite higher smoking rates.

It is a cancer of histiocytes, cells responsible for immune functions, which are present in the lymph nodes and in numerous organs, including the spleen, liver and lungs.

Evidence also exists of associations with low birth weight, increased infant and perinatal mortality, pulmonary tuberculosis, nasopharyngeal and laryngeal cancer, cataract, and, specifically in respect of the use of coal, with lung cancer... Exposure to indoor air pollution may be responsible for nearly 2 million excess deaths in developing countries and for some 4 % of the global burden of disease.

The impact on health is immense: Air pollution was responsible in 2015 for 19 % of all cardiovascular deaths worldwide, 24 % of ischaemic heart disease deaths, 21 % of stroke deaths, and 23 % of lung cancer deaths.