OVERVIEW OF LUNG CANCER

Mr. R who recently stopped smoking asks a healthcare provider

about the risks of developing lung cancer. The healthcare provider response

is :

• If lung cancer hasn’t developed yet, the ongoing risk is equivalent to a non-smoker.”

• In 8 months, the risk of developing lung cancer is twice as high as a non-smoker.

• In 15 years, the risk of developing lung cancer will be equivalent to a non-smoker.

• An elevated risk of developing lung cancer compared to a non-smoker will remain constant life-long.

Intrathoracic signs and symptoms of lung cancer

include

• Dyspnea

• _{Bloody sputum}

• A persistent cough

• Generalized weakness

The environmental factors that a risk to lung cancer

• Radon in homes.

• Tobacco smoking.

• Passive smoking.

• Previous lung disease

Secondhand smoke is smoke that

non-smokers

• Inhaled directly to cigarettes.

• Inhaled directly through a pipe.

• Inhaled directly through a cigar.

• Exposed to by the sharing air space with someone who is smoking.

The common cause of lung cancer

• Smoking pipe.

• Smoking cigars

• Second smoker.

• Smoking Cigarettes.

Metastatic lung cancer is cancer that has

• Disappeared entirely from the body.

• Remained in the upper part of the lung.

• Spread from the lung to other parts of the body.

• Remained in the area of the lung where it started.

The following is /are an environmental factors which is a risk to lung cancer.

• Passive smoking.

• Radon in homes.

• Tobacco smoking.

• Previous lung disease.

Secondhand smoke is smoke that non-smokers normally will

• inhaled directly to cigarettes.

• inhaled directly through a pipe.

• inhaled directly through a cigar.

• exposed to by the sharing air space with someone who is smoking.

The related diagnostic will be used for screening of lung cancer.

• Chest X ray.

• Sputum Analysis.

• Ct Guided Biopsy.

• Low dose spiral chest CT Scan.

The following is/are secondary syndromes symptoms to regional metastasis from lung cancer.

• Laryngeal nerve paralysis – hoarseness.

• Lymphatic obstruction – SVC syndrome.

• Esopharyngeal compression – dysphagia.

• Vascular obstruction – Pancoast syndrome.