| Lung Cancer is the most common and | | | | closer to the surface. This type spreads |
| lethal of the cancers that one can be | | | | more quickly than the others and has |
| diagnosed with; however there are also | | | | usually done so by the time it is even |
| effective treatments for patients | | | | diagnosed. Small cell lung cancer is |
| suffering from lung cancer. | | | | caused more often than not by smoking |
| Most cases of lung cancer are smoking | | | | and accounts for 20 percent of all cases |
| related, but not all smokers will | | | | of the disease. The cells start off |
| develop this form of the cell | | | | small but quickly grow into large |
| degenerative disease. It is a good idea | | | | tumors. |
| to quit smoking if you are, and even the | | | | Lung cancer can be easy to miss as the |
| occasional cigar could increase your | | | | symptom produce in the form of normal |
| chances of getting lung cancer. This is | | | | flu like symptoms and normal illnesses |
| why it is also especially dangerous to | | | | like bronchitis and pneumonia. You could |
| smoke near children and babies, because | | | | have an irritating cough and some chest, |
| among the other harmful effects, this | | | | back and shoulder pain. If you notice |
| can play a huge role in their | | | | any blood in the sputum or a change in |
| development of cancer one day. | | | | its color then it will be wise to have |
| There are many different types of lung | | | | it checked. Other symptoms could include |
| cancers. These are Epidermold carcinoma | | | | a shortness of breath or very difficult |
| or Squamous cell carcinoma which is most | | | | breathing. |
| common in men and attacks the bronchial | | | | The symptoms of lung cancer do not have |
| tube lining. Then there is | | | | to be only respiratory related. You |
| Adenocarcinoma lung cancer which forms | | | | might have loss of or no appetite, |
| in the mucus glands and occurs mainly in | | | | fatigue, joint and head aches, swelling |
| females and in non smokers. | | | | in the face or neck and also sudden |
| Bronchioalveolar carcinoma is a rare | | | | weight loss. More severe symptoms of |
| part of Adenocarcinoma cancer, forms | | | | lung cancer can include strange lapses |
| near to the air sacs in the lung and is | | | | in memory and becoming unsteady on your |
| shown to be responding more effectively | | | | feet. There are many therapies and |
| to the newer clinical trial treatments. | | | | treatments, including some clinical |
| Other types of lung cancer are the Large | | | | trials, so if you are diagnosed, speak |
| cell undifferentiated carcinomas which | | | | to your practitioner about these |
| occur on the outer edges of the lungs | | | | options. |