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1) "Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, comprising 31% of cancer deaths in men and 25% of cancer deaths in women. An estimated 215 020 new cases of lung cancer will have been diagnosed in this country in 2008, and 161 840 deaths will have been attributed to lung cancer in 2008."

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