Lung Cancer Quiz

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Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA

Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA (Respiratory medicine, Critical Care)

Dr. Aguila graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He has trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Internal Medicine at Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He has served as Assistant Professor since 2010.

Eisaku Kamakura, MD

Eisaku Kamakura, MD (Respiratory medicine)

Dr. Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry, and the Niigata University School of Medicine. He trained at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital and held positions in the Respiratory Medicine departments at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ome City General Hospital, and Musashino Red Cross Hospital. In 2021, he became the specially appointed assistant professor at the Department of General Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine.

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  • Lung cancer as well as similar diseases can be checked at the same time.

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  • Coughing up mucus

  • Bloody mucus

  • Expelling mucus

  • Coughing up blood

  • Sputum

  • Bloody cough

  • Coughing up green mucus

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Learn more about Lung cancer

Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is lung cancer?

Lung cancer is a disease in which malignant cells form in the lungs. Over 80% of lung cancers are caused by smoking and secondhand smoke, while other causes include exposure to fine particles like asbestos and genetic factors.

Symptoms of lung cancer

  • Blood in saliva

  • Phlegm

  • Easily fatigued

  • Swollen eyelids

  • Facial swelling

  • Dry cough

  • Cough

Questions your doctor may ask to check for lung cancer

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose lung cancer

  • Do you have blood in your phlegm?

  • Do you have phlegm?

  • Do you get tired easily?

  • Do you have puffy eyelids?

  • Do you have facial swelling?

Treatment for lung cancer

A specialist will confirm the diagnosis and suggest a treatment plan. Options to remove the cancerous area include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these. Newer options such as targeted drug therapy and immunotherapy, which uses the body's own immune system to fight the cancer, can also be considered.

View the symptoms of Lung cancer

  • Phlegm

  • Cough

References

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    https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-24223-1_3

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    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0899588519300292?via%3Dihub

  • Mao Y, Yang D, He J, Krasna MJ. Epidemiology of Lung Cancer. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2016 Jul;25(3):439-45. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2016.02.001. PMID: 27261907.

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  • Rodriguez-Canales J, Parra-Cuentas E, Wistuba II. Diagnosis and Molecular Classification of Lung Cancer. Cancer Treat Res. 2016;170:25-46. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-40389-2_2. PMID: 27535388.

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Reviewed By:

Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA

Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA (Respiratory medicine, Critical Care)

Dr. Aguila graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He has trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Internal Medicine at Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He has served as Assistant Professor since 2010.

Eisaku Kamakura, MD

Eisaku Kamakura, MD (Respiratory medicine)

Dr. Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry, and the Niigata University School of Medicine. He trained at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital and held positions in the Respiratory Medicine departments at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ome City General Hospital, and Musashino Red Cross Hospital. In 2021, he became the specially appointed assistant professor at the Department of General Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine.

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