若以患病人数而论,肺癌不失为一种举世无双的流行病。2000年,全世界因肺癌死亡的人数超过110万人——比患乳腺癌、结肠癌和前列腺癌而死亡的总人数还多。然而,对肺癌的研究几乎没有获得应有的关注。由于87%的病例与吸烟相关,这种疾病的坏名声还使它难以赢得资助。近几十年来,女 If the number of people in terms of illness, lung cancer after all is a unique epidemic. In 2000, more than 1.1 million people died of lung cancer worldwide - more than the total number of deaths from breast, colon and prostate cancer. However, research on lung cancer barely receives the attention it deserves. As 87% of cases are related to smoking, the bad reputation of the disease also makes it difficult to win funding. In recent decades, women