A 50 y/o is diagnosed with lung cancer. The health history includes a 30 year h/o smoking, air pollution, asbestos and radiation

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Masja [62]

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A 50 y/o is diagnosed with lung cancer. The health history includes a 30 year h/o smoking, air pollution, asbestos and radiation

. What is the greatest impact on the development of his cancer

Medicine

1 answer:

dezoksy [38] · Answer 1 · 2023-03-01T20:34:41+03:00

Hello!

The medical history states that the patient has been exposed to air pollution, asbestos, and radiation. In addition to this, the patient smoked for 30 years. Presented with this information, one can conclude that the factor that contributed the most to the development of lung cancer would be smoking.

So, the answer to the question is that the habit of smoking had the greatest impact on the development of his cancer.

Hope this helps!