Lung Cancer is one of the leading causes of deaths in the U.S. Learn more about how Lung Cancer progresses, and the symptoms to look out for early detection and treatment in the presentation.

1. LungCancer
AwarenessMonth
EarlySignsandSymptomsofLungCancer
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NumbersaboutLungCancer
RiskFactors
Thelungsareanimportantpartofthehumanrespiratorysystem.Webreathe
inandoutusingthisorgan,aswhenwebreathe,ourlungstakeinoxygenfrom
theairandremovecarbondioxidefromourbodies.Butpoor
lifestylechoicesputourlungsinextremedanger.
Oflate,lungcancerhas
becomethe#1causeof
cancerdeathsintheUSand
worldwideduetothefactit
isoftendiagnosedatan
advancedstage.
Lungcancerisoften
groupedintotwotypes:
non-small-celllung
cancer(NSCLC)
and
small-celllung
cancer(SCLG).cancer(SCLG).
NSCLCismorecommon.
Therearealsosomerare
typesoflungcancertoo
suchasmesothelioma,whichis
oftenlinkedtoasbestos
exposure.
Accordingtothe
CenterforDiseaseControland
Prevention,about
218,000
peopleintheUShavelungpeopleintheUShavelung
cancerandabout
149,000
peoplediefromit
eachyear.
Accordingtoaresearch
donebySEERCancer
StatisticsReview,“Lung
canceristheleadingcause
ofcancerdeath,regardless
ofgenderorethnicity,
takingabout
156,000156,000
Americanliveseachyear.”
Thestudyshowsmorelivesarelosttolung
cancerthantocolorectal,breast,and
prostatecancerscombined.
Onein16
peopleinthe
USwillbe
diagnosedwith
lungcancerin
theirlifetime.
Only19%ofallpeoplediagnosedwith
lungcancerwillsurvive5yearsormore.
However,ifit’scaughtbeforeitspreads,
thechancefor5-yearsurvivalimproves.
60-65%ofall
new-diagnosedlung
cancerpatientsare
thosewhohave
neversmokedorare
formersmokers.
10-15%ofnew
lungcancer
casesare
among
never-smokers.
Lungcanceraccountsfor
13%ofallnewcancerdiagnosesand
24%ofallcancerdeaths.
Casestudy
Accordingtothe
AmericanLung
Association,men,
especiallyblackmenare
morelikelytodevelop
lungcancer.
Smoking
Exposureto
radongas
Asbestos
exposure
Familyhistory
oflungcancer
Pastradiation
treatments
Airpollution
Olderthan65
So,ifyouareexposedmorethan
oneofthesefactors,itis
advisabletoseeyourdoctor
today.Basedonyourmedical
examination,diagnosisreports
andmedicalhistory,yourdoctor
willbeabletobuildatreatment
andandrecoveryplanforyou.
WhatCausesLungCancer?
TheSymptoms
HowYoucanLowerYourLungCancerRisk
Smokingtobacco
isbyfarthe
leadingcauseof
lungcancer.About
80%oflung
cancerdeathsare
causedby
smoking.smoking.
Acoughthatdoesn't
goawayandgets
worseovertime
Frequentlunginfections
suchasbronchitisor
pneumonia
Constantchestpain Shortnessofbreath
Hoarseness Coughingupblood
Lungcancerin
non-smokerscan
becausedby
exposureto
radon,
secondhand
smoke,air
pollution,orotherpollution,orother
factors.
Workplaceexposuresto
asbestos,dieselexhaust
orcertainotherchemicals
canalsocauselung
cancersinsomepeople
whodon’tsmoke.
Scientistssaythesearecases
wheregenechangesmight
alsoleadtolungcanceras
someoftheriskfactorscan
causecertainchangesinthe
DNAoflungcells.Gene
changesrelatedtolung
canceracancerareusuallyacquired
duringliferatherthan
inherited.Acquired
mutationsinlungcellsoften
resultfromexposureto
factorsintheenvironment,
suchascancer-causing
chemicalsintobaccosmochemicalsintobaccosmoke.
Differentpeoplehavedifferentsymptomsoflungcancer.Mostpeoplewithlungcancerdon’thave
symptomsuntilthecancerhasadvanced.Lungcancercangoundiagnosedforalongtimebecause
symptoms—suchasalingeringcough—canbelinkeduptootherhealthissues.
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However,
someofthe
general
symptoms
include:
Asthetumorspreads,apersonmayalsoexperience
severesymptoms,including:
Treatmentsfornon-smallcelllungcancer(NSCLC)andsmallcell
lungcancer(SCLC)caninclude:
Bonepain-
particularlyinthe
back,ribs,orhips
Lymphnodes
Ifyoursymptomspersist,
askyourdoctoraboutlungcancer.
Nearly9outof10lungcancersarecausedbysmokingcigarettes.So,when
itcomestopreventinglungcancer,themostimportantthingyoucandois
toquitsmoking.Smokingcausescancerandworse,blocksyourimmune
systemfromfightingit.
Surgeryfor
Non-SmallCell
LungCancer
TargetedTherapy
forNon-SmallCell
LungCancer
SayNotoSmoking
Evenifyoudonotsmoke,youmightbecome
avictimofsecondhandsmoke.Secondhand
smokeisthesmokereleasedbypeople
aroundyou.Theunfilteredsmokereleasedby
thenearendofcigaretteorcigarisalso
calledsecondhandsmoke.Nonsmokerswho
areexposedtosecondhandsmokeathome
oratworkincoratworkincreasetheirriskofgettinglung
cancerby20-30%.
Also,Stay
Awayfrom
Secondhand
Smoke
Immunotherapy
forNon-SmallCell
LungCancer
PalliativeProcedures
forNon-SmallCell
LungCancer
Radiofrequency
Ablation(RFA)for
Non-SmallCellLung
Cancer
Radiation
Therapyfor
Non-SmallCell
LungCancer
Chemotherapy
forNon-SmallCell
LungCancer
Yellowingoftheskin
andeyes,or
jaundice
Treatments
Radonisthoughttobethesecondleading
causeoflungcancerintheUS.Radoncomes
naturallyfromrocksandsoil,andcandissolve
ingroundwater.Anditisagasthatyou
cannotsmell,taste,orsee.Youmightget
exposedtoRadonmainlyfrombreathing
radoninairinyourhome.Testingyourhome
istheonlywaytofindoutanddoawayistheonlywaytofindoutanddoaway
radonpresence.
ARadonTestforYourHome
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aboutlungcancer.
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