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