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Bronchogenic carcinoma remains the most common cause of cancer death worldwide with an estimated 155,870 deaths in 2017, which is approximately 26% of all cancer deaths in the United States. Lung cancer is also the most common non-skin cancer affecting both men and women, accounting for an estimated 222,500 new cases in 2017. Since a large proportion of cases with lung cancer get diagnosed at an advanced-stage, the overall 5-year relative survival rate is low—17% for men and 24% for women. The increased incidence of bronchogenic cancer is attributed to cigarette smoking [1, 2]. Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for all types of lung cancer.

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Shikhare, S.N. (2019). Imaging of Thoracic Malignancies. In: Chawla, A. (eds) Thoracic Imaging. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2544-1_5

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