Watch Out for Lung Cancer Early

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Definition of lung cancer
Lung cancer is a deadly disease for men and women. Compared to other cancers, including prostate cancer, colon and breast cancer, lung cancer today tend to grow faster development.
Lung cancer is a form of very rapid growth of the cells (abnormal) in lung tissue due to changes in the cells as tissue or cell expansionthemselves. If nothing is done this abnormal growth can affect otherorgans, near and far in the lungs, such as bone, liver or brain are distributed.
For lung cancer causes more smoke (87%), while the rest are caused by the substance of asbestos, radiation, arsenic,chromium, nickel, chloromethyl ethers, mustard gas and coke ovenemissions cause lung cancer, but usually occurs only on workers who also smoke.

Classification of lung cancer

This is a classification of lung cancer, can be seen on the rate of diffusion in the lung tissue itself and other organs. But basically,lung cancer is divided into two criteria at the distribution:

•  Primary Lung Cancer

There are two main types, namely Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Small Cell Lung Cancer is a type of cell into small pieces (many) that has to inflateby the rapid growth. Usually called oat cell carcinoma (cancer of wheat). This species is very closely with smoking. Handling speaksfairly well by the effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. InNon-Small Cell Lung Cancer cell growth is unique, but often strikemore than one area in the lung. For example, the adenoma,hamartoma kondromatous and sarcoma.

• Secondary Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is a disease that occurs as a consequence of the spread of cancer to other organs, most commonly breast andcolorectal cancers (stomach). The cancer spreads through thelymphatic system of the blood, or because of the proximity of the organ

The Symptoms of Lung Cancer
A person, including High-Risk Groups, while respiratory diseases such as cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, you should immediately consult a specialist respiratory.
Signs and symptoms of lung cancer takes years to be known, and often confounded  with symptoms of pain in general.

• Shortness of breath
• Cough is not constant recovery (more than 2 weeks)
• Screeching sound when breathing in non-asthmatic
•  Coughing up blood
• Change the color of the sputum and an increase in sputum
• Change of voice (a husky) or coarse sound when breathing
• Weight loss, chronic fatigue and drastic
• Swelling of the neck and face
• Pain when taking deep breaths

Causes Lung Cancer

In most cases, lung cancer caused by smoking. Although some people who have never smoked even lung cancer, but statisticsshow that about 90% of patients with lung cancer are current smokers or former smokers.
This is because tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, 50 of which are known to them (meaning the cancer-causing agents) than carcinogens that cause damage to lung cells. A cell can become cancerous damage within a certain time.
The risk of developing lung cancer increases with the number of cigarettes smoked particularly if the person starts smoking at a young age. Risk of lung cancer can be minimized if you smokefiltered cigarettes, but still much better for those who give upsmoking. Lung cancer is more common in men, particularly those aged over 40, because more men than women smoke.

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Cause and other risk factors

• Exposure to Radon.

Second risk factor for Lung Cancer is exposure to radon. Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally in soils in some areas,which can cause lung cancer if it seeps into your home.

• Screening for Lung Cancer

Screening will take place in the early stages of the disease before symptoms. Before screening for any type of cancer. The tests shall be faced with cancer, she was reliable. And shall not bear false positive results in people who do not have cancer. Lung cancer is often treated with x-ray However, if diagnosed in this way, it is generally quite long. Researchers are a screening test that can help diagnose lung cancer found early. She looked at an analysis tool called CT for people at high risk of  lung cancer.

• Air Pollution

One study showed that people who live in areas with high levels of nitrogen oxides (mainly from cars and other vehicles) with an increased risk of lung cancer by 30%.

Therapy of lung cancer

Depending on the stage of lung cancer may be the goal of therapy is to heal, fight against the disease, life or symptom managementand prevention of complications extended to improve the quality of life. The following treatment methods can be used separately or in combination.

•  Surgery of lung tissue containing the tumor and surrounding lymph nodes.
• Radiotherapy - Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells. It affects cancer cells in the treated area.
• Chemotherapy - Chemotherapy uses anticancer drugs to shrink / kill cancer cells. These drugs into the bloodstream and can reach cancer cells throughout the body influence.
• Targeted Therapies - Targeted therapy uses drugs to inhibit the growth and spread of cancer cells. These drugs into the bloodstream and can reach cancer cells throughout the bodyinfluence. A non-small cell lung cancer with people spread to offer atargeted therapy.