Lung Cancer, ‘Silent Killer’, Still Curable If Detected Early

Adenocarcinoma often begins along the outer parts of the lungs and is the most common type of cancer in people who have never smoked. Shutterstock

Lung cancer is often called “the silent killer,” because it can go unnoticed until reaching advanced stages when death is inevitable.

According to National Cancer Institute, 65.8 percent of lung cancer cases were diagnosed at a late stage, surpassing other common cancers like colon cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer.