Read the full article at: blackdoctor.orgFor both smokers and non-smokers, the chances of a man developing lung cancer in his lifetime is about 1 in 14, while for a woman, it’s 1 in 17. However, African-American men are about 20% more likely to develop lung cancer than white men and that rate is about 10% lower in African-American women than in white women.
“There’s a higher incidence of lung cancer in the African American community compared to other communities such as White, Asian-American and Hispanic communities,” Cooke said. Although lung cancer is higher in certain demographics and smokers have an increased chance of getting lung cancer than non-smokers, every one should get checked for lung cancer.
