1 You are now all too familiar with the constant, humming noise of the machine keeping you alive. It is not a heart monitor, bypass machine, or a defibrillator. The noise you hear is the slow drip of chemotherapy medication into your bloodstream. You look around at the other visitors and recognize the characteristic hair loss, pale skin, dull stares, and labored breathing. You then painfully notice that just about everyone around you is 65 or older, making you the youngest patient in the room. Turning away from your mother’s smoking habits, you maintained a healthy diet, led an active life, and even avoided smoking. And yet, lung cancer found you, and there is a 75% chance that it will be fatal. How could this happen?
2 This is the reality …show more content…
In Heathline’s article titled “Non-small Cell Lung Cancer vs. Small Cell,” the statistic is given, on average 85-90% of all lung cancer diagnoses are non-small cell, otherwise known as NSCLC. This type of cancer affects different areas of the lungs, increasing the rate at which the cancer expands inside of the lung. Small Cell cancer (SCLC) is also a very rapidly spreading form of cancer, starting in the center of the lungs and growing outward. This type of cancer is most commonly found in smokers. The chance of survival increases with early treatment, with survival rates circling 45-49% of all Stage 1 lung cancer …show more content…
Preventing lung cancer can be as simple as not smoking or quitting smoking, eating fruits and vegetables, and exercising daily, according to the Mayo Clinic in their article, “Lung Cancer Prevention.” To further our fight against the spread and contraction of lung cancer we can also avoid “cancer-causing” substances such as Tobacco which contains just as many toxic materials as cigarettes or Radon which can be found in your home. According to the American Cancer Society, Radon is responsible for 21,000 cancer deaths every year.
Conclusion
9 Lung cancer is an epidemic that continues to grow and affect countless lives despite the efforts to find a cure. It continues to devastate whole families and sometimes entire communities just through one person having the disease. Lung cancer is not just a burden medically, but a widespread social problem.
10 We can not stop the spread of lung cancer because essentially anyone who has lungs is at-risk for lung cancer; however, we can continue to support patients and survivors affected by lung cancer. To help stop the spread of lung cancer and lessen its impact, we need to educate ourselves and others, while donating and helping aid research for preventative
2 This is the reality …show more content…
In Heathline’s article titled “Non-small Cell Lung Cancer vs. Small Cell,” the statistic is given, on average 85-90% of all lung cancer diagnoses are non-small cell, otherwise known as NSCLC. This type of cancer affects different areas of the lungs, increasing the rate at which the cancer expands inside of the lung. Small Cell cancer (SCLC) is also a very rapidly spreading form of cancer, starting in the center of the lungs and growing outward. This type of cancer is most commonly found in smokers. The chance of survival increases with early treatment, with survival rates circling 45-49% of all Stage 1 lung cancer …show more content…
Preventing lung cancer can be as simple as not smoking or quitting smoking, eating fruits and vegetables, and exercising daily, according to the Mayo Clinic in their article, “Lung Cancer Prevention.” To further our fight against the spread and contraction of lung cancer we can also avoid “cancer-causing” substances such as Tobacco which contains just as many toxic materials as cigarettes or Radon which can be found in your home. According to the American Cancer Society, Radon is responsible for 21,000 cancer deaths every year.
Conclusion
9 Lung cancer is an epidemic that continues to grow and affect countless lives despite the efforts to find a cure. It continues to devastate whole families and sometimes entire communities just through one person having the disease. Lung cancer is not just a burden medically, but a widespread social problem.
10 We can not stop the spread of lung cancer because essentially anyone who has lungs is at-risk for lung cancer; however, we can continue to support patients and survivors affected by lung cancer. To help stop the spread of lung cancer and lessen its impact, we need to educate ourselves and others, while donating and helping aid research for preventative