Blog assignment #10

In my last blog post, i said that i wanted to write my paper on the increased incidence of leukemia after atomic bombings in japan in the early 1900s. However, after i discussed my topic with Dr. Kahan, i realized that it will be much easier for me to analyze more of a current problem. So, I picked one topic of my interest: lung cancer. Because my parents and my boy friend have been smoked cigarettes, I am very interested in lung cancer and its current status. I went to the website of CDC, which i believe a reliable source. On its website, CDC said that although the number of smokers in the United States has decreased due to the decrease in the number of male smokers. However, among women in the United States, reductions in smoking are more recent, beginning in the late 1970s. Lung cancer death rates for U.S. women are among the highest in the world. To mention the particular statistics, it said that "in the United States, incidence of lung cancer has increased significantly by 0.4% per year from 1991 to 2006 among women" Time frame is from 1991 to 2006 and the population of this problem definition is women in the United States (CDC did not mention the age group; i have not gotten any chance to contact them and ask them, but i am soon going to ask them about it). As i said above, I am very interested in this topic because so many people around me, including myself (rarely), are smokers. I am very worried about my mom particularly because she has attempted to quit smoking so many times but failed. this is reason why i am interested in this topic