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Jump to full article: Philippine Star (ph), 2010-08-31
Author: Princess Pachoro Licardo/WAB (The Freeman)
Intro: CEBU, Philippines - An official of the Philippine Cancer Society yesterday expressed alarm over the increasing lung cancer deaths among women, saying more and more women are drying from the disease.
PCS executive director, Dr. Rachel Rosario said based on their data, lung cancer is the top cause of cancer-related death for males but added that "while breast cancer among females is most prevalent, the mortality rate for women caused by lung cancer is significant," she stressed.
In new statistics released by the group, 2,043 out of the 2,500 (per 100,000 research population) women inflicted with lung cancer have died.
The higher mortality rate is due to the fact that more females are becoming cigarettes smokers
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