Lung Cancer Quiz
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Respiratory medicine, Critical Care
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Respiratory medicine
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Learn more about Lung cancer
Content updated on Jun 1, 2022
What is lung cancer?
Cancer of the lungs. Smoking and secondhand smoke accounts for over 80% of lung cancers. Other causes include exposure to fine particles (e.g. asbestos) and genetic factors.
Symptoms of lung cancer
Blood in saliva
Phlegm
Easily fatigued
Previous or active smoker
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 currently smoke, or have you ever smoked in the past (including electronic cigarettes)?
Do you have puffy eyelids?
Treatment for lung cancer
The specialist will confirm the diagnosis and recommend a treatment plan. Options to remove the cancerous area include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of the above. Newer options like targeted drug therapy, and immune therapy (which uses the body's own immune system to fight the cancer) can be considered.;
Diseases related to Lung cancer
References
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Respiratory medicine, Critical Care
Eisaku Kamakura, MD
Respiratory medicine
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