Lung+Cancer


 * Lung Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in lung tissue.**
 * Nagging cough, pain in the chest and arm, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, and swelling of face or arm.**


 * Many historians believe that physicians knew about cancer thousands of years ago. Ancient Egyptians records showed that physicians from around 2500 to 1600 B.C.E. were able to identify tumors. Scientist even found ancient mummies and other human skeletal remains with signs of cancer. Some historians claim that Hippocrates was the first physician to sort benign tumors from malignant tumors. Today the word carcinoma is used to describe the most common type of cancer. A lack of technology like we have today made it difficult to prevent or treat cancer. Later improvement in surgical techniques helped cancer patients and their physicians. As doctors used cleaner surgery methods, more patients survived after tumors removed. Cancer patients had higher survival rates.**


 * **28% of all cancer death are from lung cancer-largest single cause of cancer in the USA**
 * **90% of male lung cancers are from smoking.**
 * **70% of female lung cancers are from smoking.**

Lung Cancer
 * BY: JOHN SLIGH**

Lung Cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women. An estimated 173,700 new cases of lung cancer and an estimated 160,440 deaths from lung cancer will occur in the United States during 2004. There are two major types of lung caner: Non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer is much more common. It usually spreads to different parts of the body more slowly than small cell lung cancer. Small cell lung cancer also called oat cell cancer, accounts for about 20% of all lung cancer. In its early stages, lung cancer usually does not cause symptoms. When symptoms occur, the cancer is often advanced. Symptoms of lung cancer include: Chronic cough Hoarseness Coughing up blood Weight loss and loss of appetite Wheezing Chest pain Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in the United States, and the Surest why to defeat it is to prevent if from ever happening. If you are exposed to dusts and fumes at work, ask question about how you are being protected. Don’t smoke –smoking increase your risk from many occupational exposures. Some patients may also be eligible to participate in clinical trails or research studies that look at new ways to treat lung cancer.