Links Related to Lung Cancer

General Information

• Lung Cancer (National Cancer Institute [NCI])
• What You Need to Know About Lung Cancer (NCI)
• NIH Senior Health: Lung Cancer (National Institutes of Health [NIH])
• Lung Cancer (Medline Plus)

Smoking and Tobacco Use

• Surgeon General’s Reports on Smoking and Tobacco Use (CDC)
• Smoking and Tobacco Use (CDC)

Other Risk Factors

• Secondhand Smoke (CDC)
• Secondhand Smoke and Cancer (NCI)
• Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking (Environmental Protection Agency [EPA])
• 2006 Surgeon General’s Report: The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (CDC)
• Protecting People and Families from Radon: A Federal Action Plan for Saving Lives [PDF-239KB] (EPA)
• Health Risks: Exposure to Radon Causes Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers and Smokers Alike (EPA)
• Asbestos Exposure and Cancer Risk (NCI)
• Asbestos (EPA)

Help to Quit Smoking

• Quit Smoking (CDC)
• Smoke Free
• Smoking: It’s Never Too Late to Stop (National Institute on Aging)

Clinical Trials

• Search for Clinical Trials (NCI)
• Clinical Trials (NIH)
• Clinical Trials (American Cancer Society)

Screening and Testing

• Lung Cancer Screening (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
• Lung Cancer Screening (NCI)
• Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography for primary care providers
• Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) (NCI)
• National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) (NCI)

Prevention and Control

• Best Practices for Effective Tobacco Control Programs (CDC)
• Tobacco Use (Guide to Community Preventive Services)
• Tobacco Control: 5 Steps to Effective Cancer Control Planning (Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.)
• Tobacco Control Intervention Programs (NCI)
• National Prevention Strategy (Surgeon General)