Lung Cancer Risks in Women
Lung Cancer Risks in Women is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.
Course Originally Released on: 11/22/2022
Date of Most Recent Review: 11/22/2022
Course Termination/ Update Date: 12/31/2025
Description:
Lung cancer kills more women than breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer combined, but is rarely perceived as a women’s health issue. While it would be simple to attribute the rising numbers to increases in smoking among younger women, increasing numbers of women who have never smoked are diagnosed with lung cancer. Emerging evidence now suggests genetics, biology, and hormones may contribute to women's increased incidence of lung cancer.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals are responsible for increasing awareness of risk factors and prevention strategies to address the rise in lung cancer among women. You should aggressively promote smoking cessation, encourage screening for patients identified as high risk, and advocate for additional funding for lung cancer research.
Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this course is to provide nurses with evidence of sex differences that contribute to making lung cancer the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the U.S.
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• Determine how genetics, biology, and hormones may increase women’s lung cancer risk.