Respiratory System
“Lung Cancer”
By: Nicole Mann
The Respiratory System is made up of a series of different organs that take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. The Lungs are the most important of the Respiratory System because they carry out this exchange of gases as we breathe. With that comes disease like Lung Cancer. Unfortunately it claims lives, but if caught in the early stages there is a 49% survival rate. For Peter Jennings a well-established tv anchor and news reporter this wasn’t the case. A Pulmonologist is the kind of dr. you would see to be diagnosed with lung cancer.
Lung cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. People often associate lung cancer with smoking. Even non-smokers are susceptible to the
“Lung Cancer”
By: Nicole Mann
The Respiratory System is made up of a series of different organs that take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. The Lungs are the most important of the Respiratory System because they carry out this exchange of gases as we breathe. With that comes disease like Lung Cancer. Unfortunately it claims lives, but if caught in the early stages there is a 49% survival rate. For Peter Jennings a well-established tv anchor and news reporter this wasn’t the case. A Pulmonologist is the kind of dr. you would see to be diagnosed with lung cancer.
Lung cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. People often associate lung cancer with smoking. Even non-smokers are susceptible to the