There are many causes of lung cancer. Smoking is often considered to be the #1 cause of lung cancer, but there are other risk factors as well. Some industrial occupations include exposure to materials like asbestos and coal dust, which can cause lung cancer and other lung diseases. On the job exposure is one the highest lung cancer causes in the United States.
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