Lung Cancer

What you should know about Lung Cancer
The first warning of lung cancer is usually a spot on a chest X-ray, which revealed a tumor in the lungs and ends up as a place on a chest X-ray. Like all cancers, the disease is the result of the uncontrolled proliferation of cells. Normal cells divide in a planned way, creating more cells only when needed. Cancerous cells grow and divide without control or order, often making excess tissue that becomes a tumor. The cells become cancerous in May nearby healthy tissue, or May break with the tumor and travel through the bloodstream or lymphatic system to other body parts, such as liver, bone, or the brain.

Signs / Symptoms of Lung Cancer
At the beginning of lung cancer are usually no symptoms. Later, signs include:
Difficulty breathing
Constant coughing
Achy, non-localized pain in the chest
Cold frequent
Sifflante
Expectorations bloody
The cough a lot of spat
Fatigue
Weakness
Weight loss
If the cancer has spread, May you also have other problems.

Lung Cancer Risks
Without treatment, the cancer eventually spread. Almost all forms of cancer, have unpleasant side effects, and May fail to halt its spread. However, treatment especially when performed early enough are generally improves your chances.

Lung Cancer Causes
Scientists do not know why one person develops cancer while another is not. However, factors that increase the chances of lung cancer are well known:
Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer. The more you have smoked cigarettes and more that you smoke each day, the greater your risk. Constant exposure to secondhand smoke increases the chances.
Some industrial chemicals, if they are present in the air in your workplace, are also known culprits. Among them are asbestos, arsenic, chromium, beryllium, and radioactive materials.

Lung Cancer Care
To find out what stage the cancer is, your doctor will measure the size, check if the cancer has spread, and perform tests such as bone and lung scans, and tissue or bone biopsies. Test results will help you and your doctor decide on a treatment plan. There are many ways to treat cancer. Often, doctors use two or more types of treatment. For example, you get May medicine and radiation therapy or medicine and surgery. The main options for lung cancer are:

Biological Therapy (also known as biotherapy or immunotherapy). This approach uses special IV medicine to strengthen the body's ability to fight against the growth of cancer cells. The drug also May cancer cells weaker and easier to kill. Salaries May give you flu-like symptoms.

Chemotherapy Often called "chemotherapy", this type of therapy uses drugs to kill tumor cells or reduce new lymph nodes that contain cancer cells. Once the tumor is smaller, you May surgery to remove the remaining cancer. Some forms of cancer may be completely cured by medicines alone.
Many chemo drugs are available. May they be regarded as a pill, a shot or one IV. You'll probably need frequent blood tests to determine how your body is fact and how much you need chemotherapy. The drugs can produce many side effects, and you leave May susceptible to infection for some time.

Radiation: X-rays or gamma rays can kill cancer and help prevent its spread. They can also be effective in reducing pain, control bleeding, and shrinking cancerous tumors. The doctors also use this type of treatment on cancerous lymph nodes. Radiation and chemotherapy are often used at the same time. Radiation is also used after surgery to kill any cancer cells that were missed May.

Surgery: depending on the stage of your lung cancer, you May need surgery to remove all or a portion of the lung. May You also need to have lymph nodes taken to help prevent the cancer from spreading to other parts of your body.
Thoracentesis (Lucidity-uh-sen-Tee-SIS): If the air or fluid is trapped between the chest wall and outside of the lung, May you have difficulty breathing. To alleviate the problem, the doctor may drain the region with a needle inserted between the two coasts. You'll have numbness coup before the procedure.