Lung cancer

Lung cancer refers to the state where there is uncontrolled cells growth in the patient’s one or both lungs (“What is Lung Cancer,” medicalnewstoday.com). In most cases, the cells that are affected are those that line the air passage in the lungs. The cells are considered to be abnormal and their growth develops into unhealthy lung tissue that affects the organ’s functionality. Their rapid division and growth eventually forms tumours. As the tumors continue to grow and become dominant in the…

year due to lung cancers? In the United States, approximately 159,260 people die each year due to lung cancer. Compare to any other type of cancer, lung cancer has the most causalities. Many teenagers and adults could not care less about such a disease due to the fact that they know very little about lung cancer. A known fact that people should know about lung cancer is the chance of a woman getting lung cancer is one out 16 people and for a man it is one out of 13 people. Lung cancer takes a…

When you hear lung cancer, an individual with a cigarette between their fingers may come to mind. Although that may be the case, I want to bring to your attention the misconceptions and evidence about lung cancer. In recent and nonrecent medical studies there have been approximately 17,000 cases of non-smokers being diagnosed with lung cancer annually. That’s more than 10% of the total annual amount of patients diagnosed with lung cancer. Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD posted an article…

The third cancer, lung cancer, it very deadly. It affects a good portion of the world’s population. Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. This growth may start in one lung and continue to the other. The abnormal cells grow rapidly and develop into tumors. As these tumors continue to grow, they restrict the ability of the lungs to function. The lungs are not able to provide the bloodstream with oxygen. While benign tumors do not spread throughout the body, malignant tumors do.…

Chronic Disease: Lung Cancer Lung Cancer is a type of cancer that “forms in the tissues of the lungs.” While predominantly being found in the cells that line the air passages of the lungs, it remains the most common cause of cancer deaths for men and women all throughout the world! This cancer is mainly found in the elderly population, making up seventy percent of people that are diagnosed with Lung Cancer being over the age of sixty-five. Less than three percent of the diagnosed Lung Cancers…

is the number of people that die from lung cancer annually. Although it surmounts all other cancers with its mortality rates, lung cancer is often given the “back burner” when it comes to ribbons and walks. Perhaps people do not realize that it is the leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States. Lung Cancer consists of many different types caused by different reasons but with several treatment options. When someone hears the words lung cancer their response probably is not…

fight against lung cancer if one part of the population continues to be left behind? Despite the reductions in tobacco use and the wider availability for more effective treatments, which have helped improve the outcomes for battling men and women alike, the truth is that Black Americans continue to be disproportionately affected by higher cancer mortality rates. The 5-year relative survival rate for lung cancer, which is often used as the standard for measuring the efficacy of cancer treatment,…

Background Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of all lung cancers. NSCLC has three subtypes: adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma is found in the central part of the lungs and is often linked to smoking. Adenocarcinoma arises from the bronchial mucosal glands and is the most common of the three subtypes. Large…

I decided to do my cancer research paper on Lung cancer because more than 37.8 million people smoke cigarettes in the US and you have a 80-90% chance of getting lung cancer. Lung cancer starts in the lung , Their abnormal cells cluster together to form a tumor. Cancer cell grows without order or control, destroying healthy lung tissues around them. These tumors are called malignant tumors. My dad used to smoke every day for a year, he thought that nothing would happen to him. He got addicted…

Lung cancer is caused by smoking but I will say don't smoke cause to really bad for you and then you get cancer then it becomes a habbit. that you don't even know that you're smoking it's like it's not even immune to you. And before you know it you have Lung cancer and you're fighting and then you think to yourself why did I even do that? Kinda dumb isn't it? You're just putting yourself up for it. When you smoke you're exhaling the smoke and it gets back into you're lung and then makes them…