A Lung Cancer Glossary - A - C
A Lung Cancer Glossary - D - O
A Lung Cancer Glossary - P - Z
Asbestos Related Lung Cancer
Cancer Overview
Diagnostic Tests for Lung Cancer Part II
Eat Your Cabbage?
Experimental Treatments for Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer and Women
Lung Cancer - Clinical Trials
Lung Cancer - Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Lung Cancer - Detailed Diagnosis
Lung Cancer - Emerging Treatments
Lung Cancer - Follow up Care
Lung Cancer - Overview
Lung Cancer - Preliminary Diagnosis
Lung Cancer - Prevention
Lung Cancer - Probabilities
Lung Cancer - Questions to Ask your Doctor
Lung Cancer - Risk Factors - Pollution, Disease, and Other
Lung Cancer - Risk Factors - Radon and Asbestos
Lung Cancer - Risk Factors - Smoking
Lung Cancer - Screening
Lung Cancer Screening With Chest X-rays
Lung Cancer - Stages
Lung Cancer Staging
Lung Cancer - Symptom Management
Lung Cancer - Symptoms
Lung Cancer Treatment Options: Chemotherapy
Lung Cancer Treatment Options - Photodynamic Therapy
Lung Cancer Treatment Options - Radiation
Lung Cancer Treatment Options - Surgery
Lung Cancer - Treatment Side Effects
Lung Cancer - Treatments - Radiation, Photodynamic, and Cryosurgery
Lung Cancer - Treatments - Surgery and Chemotherapy
Lung Cancer - Trends by Ethnicity, Sex and Race,
Lung Cancer - WEB Links
Lungs - Overview
Nutrition and Lung Cancer
Power of Positive Thinking Questioned
Prognosis for Lung Cancer Patients
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Lung Cancer
Signs and Symptoms of Lung Cancer
Smoking And Lung Cancer
Some Facts And Statistics About Lung Cancer
The Stigma of Lung Cancer
Traditional Treatments for Lung Cancer
What Causes Lung Cancer?
What Is Lung Cancer?
What Kinds of Tests Are Used to Diagnose Lung Cancer?
Lung Cancer - Overview
Lung Cancer is a type of cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. Many lung cancers begin in the bronchi though others can start in other parts of the lungs. Lung cancer also has a tendency to form in the glands below the bronchi.
Lung Cancer - Probabilities
Lung cancer causes up to 30% of all cancer related deaths, and it is the 2nd leading cause of death among both men and women in western society. 85% of all lung cancers are caused by a person's smoking habit or just by breathing in the second-hand smoke of others.
Lung Cancer - Screening
At this moment in time, there is no particularly useful single test that can be considered 100% reliable for the early detection of lung cancer. Unfortunately unless someone is undergoing a health screen for something completely unrelated, lung cancer is very often only discovered in the later stages of the disease when it is often too late to do anything but offer palliative treatment.
Lung Cancer - Symptoms
The most common indicators and symptoms of lung cancer include the following: Fatigue Shortness of breath and wheezing (dyspnoea) A cough that doesn't go away and gets worse over time Repeated problems with pneumonia or bronchitis Constant chest pain Coughing up blood (bloody sputum) (haemoptysis) Swelling of the neck and face Fever Loss of appetite and Weight loss (anorexia) Hoarse voice
Lung Cancer Treatment Options - Radiation
In many cases of lung cancer, surgery is not an option. This may be because of the advanced stage of the cancer, the location of the tumor or tumors, or because of the overall general health of the patient. In those cases, the oncologist may suggest radiation therapy to treat lung cancer. Even if surgery is an option, the doctor may suggest irradiation either before therapy to shrink the tumor or after surgery to destroy any remaining cancer cells.
Lung Cancer - Trends by Ethnicity, Sex and Race
In the USA and many other western countries, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. Lung cancer has been found to be the leading cancer killer among Caucasians, African-Americans, Asians and Hispanic males.