A man smoking a cigarette. REUTERS / Shailesh Andrade Over 100 years ago, lung cancer was relatively uncommon. But this was well before Hollywood glamorized smoking and the tobacco industry launched mass advertising campaigns. Fast forward to today, and the primary risk factor for developing lung cancer is cigarette smoking, which accounts for approximately 90% of all cases. What’s more, lung cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths, with approximately 125,000 expected deaths in the U.S., more than breast, prostate and colon cancers combined. Cigarette Smoke and the DNA Connection Lung cancer occurs when cells in the lungs undergo changes in DNA caused by cigarette sm
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