Which of the following best explains why lung cancer kills more women

Which of the following best explains why lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer?

a. Early detection and cure of breast cancer has lowered the death rate.
b. Pap smears lead to early detection and often the cure of uterine cancers, hence avoiding breast metastasis.
c. There is no accepted treatment for lung cancer.
d. Women have begun smoking.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: D
Lung cancer is responsible for more deaths yearly in U.S. women than breast, ovarian, and uterine cancers combined. The increase in the incidence of lung cancer in women is due primarily to an increase in their tobacco use. Eighty-five percent to 90% of all clients in whom lung cancer develops have a history of cigarette smoking. The incidence of breast cancer continues to increase, and is the most common cancer among women, but it is not responsible for as many deaths as lung cancer. Pap smears are used as a screening tool for early detection of cervical cancer. There is accepted medical treatment for lung cancer, and it is similar for both men and women with the disease.