Lung Cancer Quiz
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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 (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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Learn more about Lung cancer
Content updated on Sep 20, 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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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 (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 (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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