You are here: MyLungCancerGuide.com » Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer


 lung cancer

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.

Symptoms Of Lung Cancer

Symptoms Of Lung Cancer May Be Similar To Other Lung Infections — An Oncologist Knows The Difference. The symptoms of lung cancer are not different from other respiratory diseases or conditions, making it common for misdiagnosis to set back a patient on a recovery cycle.  All those who are at high risk for generating cancer [...]

Read the full article →

Cause of Lung Cancer

The cause of lung cancer depends upon various factors such as smoking, radon exposure, occupational hazard such as exposure to carcinogens – asbestos particles (mesothelioma). Cigarette smoke, with carcinogens at its high concentration, inhaled by both smokers and nonsmokers is the leading cause of lung cancer out of all these reasons. Each year the USA [...]

Read the full article →

Lung Cancer Article

The body is made up of many types of cells. To keep the body healthy and functioning properly throughout a person’s life cells constantly grow, divide, and produce more cells as needed in a systematic and controlled manner. Usually normal cell growth occurs, so worn out tissues can be replaced and wounds repaired. However, sometimes [...]

Read the full article →

Lung Cancer Awareness

Lung cancer awareness does not always come so easily. Symptoms can take as long as 10 to 40 years from the time one cell becomes cancerous until it is large enough to be diagnosed or produce symptoms. This is why people with a lung tumor often do not develop symptoms until the cancer has reached [...]

Read the full article →

A Smoker’s Myth – Lung Cancer

Lung cancer from smoking in the early 20th century was rare. Now 87% of lung cancers are the sequels of passive exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke or smoking tobacco. This clearly shows the association between smoking and lung cancer, which results in the deterioration of one’s health. The myth that lung cancer will not occur [...]

Read the full article →
« Previous Page  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10