what are some reasons to having lung cancer?

Answer 1

Hereditary............. you can get it because someone else in your family had it......... and it doesn't have to be lung cancer........any kind of cancer..... and you don't have to smoke or be around smokers all your life to get it either..everyone has the cancer cells in their body, its when the cells meet and get activated that they turn into cancer...... hope this helps

Answer 2

Short but simple you can get lung cancer from smoking, or it being hereditary, or living in a city like n.y.c due to smoke, and fog. Also from being exposed to asbestos. Second hand smoke also causes lung cancer. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Do you mean what are some reasons FOR having lung cancer? Smoking is a huge factor. Like any cancer, it starts with a mutated cell... could be due to free radicals.

Answer 4

There are 2 types of lung cancer.

Small cell carcinoma - in over 99% of cases the risk factor is smoking (including passive or 2nd hand smoke)

Non-small cell carcinoma - the main risk factor is smoking, with exposure to things such as asbestos and other chemicals also being risk factors for particular industries.

Answer 5

Smoking, radon gas, and asbestos are common causes for lung cancer.

Answer 6

Old age, bad luck, repeated insults to the lungs, (smoking, air pollution).

Answer 7

You smoke, you take drugs, you try to poison your lungs or if you're unlucky, you ge it naturally.

Answer 8

smoking and also second-hand smoking

Answer 9

smoking, being around people that smoke, etc. . .