There are many different types of cancers one of them being lung cancer. Lung cancer is the uncontrolled of abnormal cell growth that occurs in one or both lungs. These cells don’t carry the functions of a normal cells or develop healthy tissues (Lung Cancer 101). There are many types of lung cancer, but the two major ones are non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. According to America Cancer Society, 85 to 90 percent of lung cancer is non-small lung cancer. However, there are three subtypes of non-small lung cancer squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large-cell undifferentiated carcinoma (America Cancer Society 6). About 20 to 30 percent of lung cancer is squamous cell carcinoma which is due to having a history of
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There are even some people who don’t experience any at all. There is about one fourth of people with lung cancer that don’t experience any symptoms and it is only identified by an x-ray (Movva). Those who don’t experience symptoms is because the tumor is growing in the middle of the lung and near the heart, which it doesn’t always cause any pain (Schiller and Cipuas). When having lung cancer people can experience many types of symptoms. The symptoms one would get also depend on the location of the cancer. According to Schiller and Cipuas, if someone’s cancer is near the chest, some of the symptoms would include cough, shortness of breath and hoarseness. However, if the tumor is blocking the air way it can result in pneumonia, which is an infection of the lungs (Schiller and Cipuas). Other type of symptoms a person with lung cancer can experience are chest pain, new onset of wheezing, weight loss and loss of appetite (American Cancer Society). Not everyone experience all of these symptoms, only a fourth of people with lung cancer will get chest pain which is a dull, aching, persistent pain (Movva). If the tumor is on top of the lung it will grow onto the spinal cord and towards the armpit, leaving this person to experience shoulder pain, weakness, droopy eyelids, dry eyes, and the lack of sweat on the face (Schiller and Cipuas). Also, some may cough up blood and have headaches depending on how far it has spread (Mayo Clinic). If the cancer had spread through the body, it would get some of the most major organs and cause great pain. With this in mind, once it has reach the brain you may experience dizziness, numbness of the limbs and seizures (American Cancer Society). Another example, is when the tumor has reach the bone it can cause pain in the back, hip, leg, and arm (Schiller and Cipuas). The tumor can also spread to the liver as well which would cause yellow skin and eyes (Movva).
There are even some people who don’t experience any at all. There is about one fourth of people with lung cancer that don’t experience any symptoms and it is only identified by an x-ray (Movva). Those who don’t experience symptoms is because the tumor is growing in the middle of the lung and near the heart, which it doesn’t always cause any pain (Schiller and Cipuas). When having lung cancer people can experience many types of symptoms. The symptoms one would get also depend on the location of the cancer. According to Schiller and Cipuas, if someone’s cancer is near the chest, some of the symptoms would include cough, shortness of breath and hoarseness. However, if the tumor is blocking the air way it can result in pneumonia, which is an infection of the lungs (Schiller and Cipuas). Other type of symptoms a person with lung cancer can experience are chest pain, new onset of wheezing, weight loss and loss of appetite (American Cancer Society). Not everyone experience all of these symptoms, only a fourth of people with lung cancer will get chest pain which is a dull, aching, persistent pain (Movva). If the tumor is on top of the lung it will grow onto the spinal cord and towards the armpit, leaving this person to experience shoulder pain, weakness, droopy eyelids, dry eyes, and the lack of sweat on the face (Schiller and Cipuas). Also, some may cough up blood and have headaches depending on how far it has spread (Mayo Clinic). If the cancer had spread through the body, it would get some of the most major organs and cause great pain. With this in mind, once it has reach the brain you may experience dizziness, numbness of the limbs and seizures (American Cancer Society). Another example, is when the tumor has reach the bone it can cause pain in the back, hip, leg, and arm (Schiller and Cipuas). The tumor can also spread to the liver as well which would cause yellow skin and eyes (Movva).