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Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. This can cause fluid to build up around the lungs,
making it harder for the lungs to expand fully when you inhale. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for women
and men – in 2010, nearly 160,000 individuals died of the disease. In the United States, it accounts for approximately 15 percent
of all cancer cases, or 170,000 new cases every year. Today, more women die of lung cancer than of breast cancer.
Smoking is the biggest risk factor, followed by radon exposure and secondhand smoke. As lung cancer can take years to develop,
it’s commonly found in those over age 45.

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Realities of Lung Cancer Prognosis

The Realities of Lung Cancer Prognosis No type of cancer is ever “good news”. Lung cancer prognosis vary, but the overall long-term survival rates are poor. Lung cancer is often very insidious in that patients may not truly notice any symptoms prior to the disease hitting a very advanced stage. Because we are born with [...]

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Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer

Understanding Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer Treatment Whether diagnoses early or whether it lurks undetected until late stages, physicians often recommend chemotherapy for lung cancer treatment. Although chemotherapy has grown to be almost as frightening a word as cancer, the role it plays in the overall care plan is pivotal to the eradication of stage 1 [...]

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Secondary Lung Cancer

// Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Secondary Lung  Cancer Secondary lung cancer is the name for tumors in a cancer patient’s lungs that are the result of cancer cells migrating from some other portion of the body. Even though it has metastasized to the lungs, these cancers are still considered part of the original cancer. [...]

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Lung Cancer Cells

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Adenocarcinoma Lung Cancer

Understanding Adenocarcinoma Lung Cancer Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) is further subdivided into three major variants: adenocarcinoma lung %key word% cancer, squamous cell lung carcinoma, and large cell cancer. While it may seem on the surface that such divisions are just so much medical techno-babble, the reality is very different. Just as there is a [...]

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Lung Cancer Signs

Recognizing Lung Cancer Signs One of the most challenging aspects of the disease for clinicians and patients alike is how difficult it can be to recognize lung cancer signs and symptoms from the “background noise” of everyday life. It is particularly hard in that 85% of lung carcinoma patients are smokers. The standard state of [...]

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Lung Cancer Death

Lung Cancer Death: The Statistics and The Faces According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), over 150,000 Americans die annually from cancer of the lungs. The World Health Organization (WHO) places the world-wide annual lung cancer death number at 1.3 million people. It is a disease known by virtually every nation. There are some [...]

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