Mesothelioma and Asbestos

The 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey revealed alarming misconceptions in the understanding of lung cancer, especially among African-Americans. Respondents were asked questions about their knowledge as well as perceptions of lung cancer as well as their ethnic heritage. Results revealed that an overwhelming percentage of all Americans did not know that only 25% of people who develop lung cancer survive more than five years following diagnosis. African-American respondents were more likely to expect beginning symptoms of lung cancer, more reluctant to seek health examination help as well as less likely to associate lung cancer with cigarette smoking.  Men of African-American descent possess the highest death rates attributed to lung cancer than any other group.

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