Small Cell Lung Cancer - More Information

Tobacco and Cancer

Follow this link to our What Causes Cancer? section, where you can learn more about cigarette, cigar, and smokeless tobacco use, and how it affects different groups of people.

Radon

Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas. It forms naturally from the decay of radioactive elements, such as uranium, which are found at different levels in soil and rock throughout the world.

Asbestos

Asbestos is a group of minerals that occur naturally as bundles of fibers. These fibers, found in soil and rocks in many parts of the world, are made of silicon, oxygen, and other elements. Find out more about the link between asbestos and lung cancer here.

Diesel Exhaust

Exposure to diesel exhaust is widespread in the modern world. Exhaust from diesel engines brings a complex mixture of soot and gases to roadways, cities, farms, and other places.

Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer Risk

Here you'll find information on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and how it can affect a woman's risk of getting certain cancers.