Posts Tagged ‘Lung’

Lung Cancer Treatment

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Lung cancer is one of the most booming diseases these days. You can see the latest survey if you don’t believe me. It is clearly indicated in it. It is a dangerous disease mainly because its consequences are dangerous. But not to worry about it too much, lung cancer treatment has been evolved by various professional. If they are applied at the right time and with the right means, then good result can be accepted.

The first and foremost step regarding it is the detection of the disease. For that if you ever find any symptom related to the lung cancer, and then just approach your nearest doctor for further details. He will have a good look at that and will inform you if any serious thing is found.

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Preventing Action for Lung Cancer

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Lung Cancer is dangerous disease. Lately however, the number of women affected with lung cancer is steadily catching up with the number of men affected with the disease. By avoiding certain risk factors for lung cancer, we can reduce our chances of developing it. This is the first step in lung cancer prevention.

1) Quit smoking -Smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer. It is estimated that 87% of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking. As soon as you quit, your body reaps the benefits of being tobacco free. Quitting smoking is the BEST defense against lung cancer.

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Lung Cancer

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, which is invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs. The vast majority of primary lung cancers are carcinomas of the lung, derived from epithelial cells.

Lung cancer, the most common cause of cancer-related death in men and the second most common in women (after breast cancer), is responsible for 1.3 million deaths worldwide annually.The most common symptoms are shortness of breath, coughing (including coughing up blood), and weight loss.

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