Lung cancer is a condition that causes cells to divide in the lungs uncontrollably. This causes the growth of tumors that reduce a person’s ability to breathe.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, among both men and women. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than do colon, prostate, ovarian and breast cancers combined.
Types of Lungs Cancer
Depending on how cells occur under microscope, lungs cancer is of two types:
Small cell cancer
Non-small cell cancer
There are more chances for a person to have non-small cell cancer than small cell cancer.
Symptoms
- appetite loss
- changes to a person’s voice, such as hoarseness
- frequent chest infections, such as bronchitis or pneumonia
- lingering cough that may start to get worse
- shortness of breath
- unexplained headaches
- weight loss
- wheezing
- bone pain
- coughing
Treatment
Early stage (stage 0 or even some stage I) cancer treatment of non-small cell lung cancer may benefit from surgery. Part or all of a lung segment that contains the cancer may be removed; in some individuals, this may result in a cure. However, many patients still undergo chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both to kill any cancer cells not removed by surgery. Because small cell lung cancers are almost never diagnosed early, surgery (and other treatments) may prolong life but rarely, if ever, result in a cure.
Risk Factors
- Smoking.
- Exposure to secondhand smoke
- Exposure to radon gas
- Exposure to asbestos and other carcinogens.
- Family history of lung cancer
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