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Smoking And Lung Cancer, What Is The Connection? - Dr. Sanderson (VIDEO)

By Dr. David R. Sanderson Expert August 13, 2009 - 12:56pm
 
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Dr. Sanderson explains the connection between smoking and lung cancer.

More Videos from Dr. David R. Sanderson 35 videos in this series

Dr. Sanderson:

Smoking probably is responsible from between 85 and 90 percent of all malignancies, that’s active smoking. Passive smoking probably contributes some lung cancer in individuals who have not been smoking, not been smokers. But there’s probably 10 percent of the people who develop lung cancer but we really don’t have a good explanation and they are just unfortunate that they did not have any behavior problems that have contributed to their ailment.

About Dr. Sanderson, M.D.:
Dr. David R. Sanderson, M.D., practices at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializing in pulmonary care. Dr. Sanderson attended the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. He completed his residency and fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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