What is the most common myth about lung cancer?

What is the most common myth about lung cancer?

Jay M. Lee (Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology Program, UCLA) gives expert video advice on: What ethnicity has the highest incidence of lung cancer?; Can non-smokers get lung cancer?; Is the mortality rate high for those diagnosed with lung cancer? and more...

A common myth for lung cancer would be "is there a higher risk of acquiring lung cancer from air pollution compared to smoking?" This is certainly false. The greatest risk for lung cancer comes from smoking related problems and the risk from air pollution is certainly present, but it's far less than from smoking.