Englishversionofnursingcoursewarefordiagnosisandtreatmentof目录•PreventionandhealthcareoflungcancerOverviewofLungCancerDefinitionandtypesoflungcancerDefinitionLungcancerisamalignanttumorthatoccursinthelungs,commonlycausedbytheabnormalgrowthoflungcellsTypesTherearetwomaintypesoflungcancer:non-smallcelllungcancer(NSCLC)andsmallcelllungcancer(SCLC)NSCLCisthemostcommontype,accountingforabout85%ofalllungcancerEpiologyoflungcancerIncidentLungcancerisoneofthemostcommoncancersintheworld,accountingforabout13%ofallcancersTheincidencerateishighestindevelopedcountriesandisincreasingindevelopingcountriesAgeandgenderdistributionThemajorityoflungcancercasesoccurredinindividualsovertheageof60,andthemaletofemaleratioisabout2:1EtiologyandriskfactorsoflungcancerSmokingSmokingistheleadingcauseoflungcancer,accou