spinal cord脊髓
Experts say that each year more than 1 million people world wide die of lung cancer.It is the leading cause of the cancer death in both men and women.
专家说每年在世界上有超过1百万的人死于肺癌。这也是男性和女性最重要的癌症死因。
Last week Dana Reeve died of lung cancer at the age of 44,the singer and actress became an activist for victims of spinal cord injuries after her husband horse-riding accident .She took care of the superman actor Christopher(crist) Reeve for 9 years.He died in(on) October of 2004.
上周Dana Reeve死于肺癌，死时44岁，这个歌手和女演员在她丈夫骑马事故后成了脊髓受害者的积极分子。她照顾了超人的扮演者Christopher Reeve9年，他于2004年10月去世。
Last August, Dana Reeve anounced that she had lung cancer.Smoking is linked to about 90% of cases,but Dana Reeve did not smoke.Researchers say this is true up(about) to 30% of Amercan women who develop lung cancer.In fact, experts say a higher rate of non-smoking women get the disease than non-smoking men .
去年8月，她宣布自己得了肺癌。抽烟和肺癌有90%的关系，但是她不抽烟。研究者说实际上超过30%的美国女性得了肺癌。专家说，事实上不抽烟的女性比不抽烟的男性更容易得肺癌。
Studies(Study) have shown that men and women react differectly to tobaco smoke.Scientists are not sure why .Some suggest that cells in women's lungs might be easily damaged by smoking .It could genetic or environmental(invirenmental) reasons
研究表明男性和女性对烟草的反应是不同的，科学家也不确定是什么原因。一些人说女性肺里的细胞更容易受到烟草的破坏。这可能是基因或者环境的原因。
3月17日听写：
coughing up blood 咳血
shortness of breath 气短
pneumonia n.[医] 肺炎
Chemotherapy n.化学疗法
radiation n.发散, 发光, 发热, 辐射, 放射, 放射线, 放射物
shrink v.收缩, (使)皱缩, 缩短
tumor 瘤
Cleveland 美国城市
Ohio n.俄亥俄州(美国州名)
Experts say even people who do not smoke could still be considered passive smokers if they breathe other people’s tobaco.
Derek Raghavan (David *), is the director of cancer center at Cleveland Clinic( *) in Ohio,he thinks secondhand smoker causes at least half the cases of lung cancer in non-smokers.
The cause in Dana Reeve's case is not known,but doctor Raghavan notes( * konws) the singers and other people in the entertainment business often work around smokers.
A common sign of lung cancer is a cough that does not go away and get worse over time . Other common signs include chest pain , coughing up blood (*),shortness of breath and repeated cases of pneumonia(*).
By the time most people feel sick enough to see a doctor ,the cancer has spread too far to be treated effectively.The 5 year survival rate is only about 50%.
Treatment includes removing the growth, Chemotherapy drugs (keep* ) and rediation can help kill the cancer cells and shrink the tumor.
There is no cure(killer).And( and) 2 support groups .The lung cancer Alliance (*)and women against lung cancer say there is not enough money for research .For now researchers say the best way to fight lung cancer is to try to prevent it .Dana Reeve leaves behind a 13-year-old son and Cristpophor Reeve's two adault children.
