Lung cancer is the Prevention

most common

LUNG CANCER
cause of cancer
death in men and Stop smoking
women. It is the Eliminating
carcinoma of the exposure to
lungs causes symptoms tobacco smoke
characterized by
uncontrolled Non specific Nicotine gum
Symptoms (metastasis) symptoms
growth of tissues Nicotine sprays
of the lung.
Tobacco Eating tomatoes
Smoke Weight
BONE: loss
Cancer growth/ Lung
Second-hand
Excruciating Weakness Diagnosis and
tissues invasion may
Smoke pain at the interfere with Fatigue Treatment
sites of bone breathing leading to Depression
Environment
involved;
symptoms: Mood
al and change Consult
(a) Cough
Occupational BRAIN: (b) Breath
Doctor(oncologist):
exposure (Neurologic shortness
(c) Wheezing Diagnosis:
Symptoms):
(d) Chest pain
Genetics Blurred Routine chest x-ray,
(e) Coughing
vision, up blood Sputum Cytology,
headaches, (hemoptysis Medical low dose CT
seizures or )
Scan, MRI, PET,
stroke Nerve Invasion Bronchoscopy, Needle
symptoms: Symptoms: biopsy.
Weakness,
(a) Shoulder
sensation Metastasizes to Blood test:
pain
loss at parts travelling
of body down the
Elevated Calcium/Alkaline
arm outside Adrenal Phosphatase,
ACTH (b) Vocal
glands AST/SGOT,ALT/SGPT
chords
production Liver
paralysis Treatment :
by Cancer causing Brain
Cell hoarseness Bone Drug: Bevacizumab-
Adrenal Esophagus Invasion surgery for tumor
Gland: Symptoms: removal at stage 1 and 2
Coristol of NSCLC;
(a) Difficulty
Hormone swallowing
Radiation therapy for
over (dysphagia)
NSCLC and SCLC as
secretion Large Airway curative treatment; SCLC
Obstruction Symptoms is responsive to radiation
(due to infections):
and chemotherapy
(a) Abscesses
or
Pneumonia