LUNG CANCER KILLS FAR MORE PEOPLE THAN EBOLA AND IS MOST FATAL CANCER IN U.S.
Tobacco causes 90% of lung cancer deaths, yet people still smokeNEW ORLEANS - Though people are panicked over Ebola, the facts tell a very different story. As of October 2014, only one person has died from Ebola in the United States. In contrast, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that 159,260 people will die from lung cancer in the United States this year. That figure is more than the Louisiana city populations of Lake Charles, Alexandria and Houma combined. Almost all of these deaths could be prevented, a fact that the Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (LCCCP) is