Lung disease
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| Term | Lung disease |
| Short definition | lung disease (… dis-OR-der) A type of disease affecting the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system. Lung diseases can be caused by infections, tobacco smoking, or inhaling secondhand smoke, radon, asbestos, or other forms of air pollution. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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lung disease - (pronounced) (… dis-OR-der) A type of disease affecting the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system. Lung diseases can be caused by infections, tobacco smoking, or inhaling secondhand smoke, radon, asbestos, or other forms of air pollution. Lung diseases include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia and lung cancer. Also called lung disease and respiratory disease
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