Lung Cancer

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Lung Cancer

• Presented By Mike Zepeda

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What is lung cancer

• There are two types of lung cancer
• Non-cell lung cancer which spreads to other parts
  of the body slowly. which includes,
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Adennocarcinona
• Large Cell Carcinoma
• Small cell lung cancer also moves through body
  parts only faster and accounts about 20 of all
  lung cancer

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What causes lung cancer

• Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer
• 87 of lung cancer is caused by smoking
• cigarettes contain 4,000 different chemicals
  which are proven to cause the effect
• smoking just doesnt cause lung cancer but also
  causes heart disease, chronic bronchitis,
  strokes, and emphysema.

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What causes lung cancer (cont.)

• Radon is the second leading cause in the U.S.
• Radon is a gas that seeps up through soil in many
  foundations of home properties
• The EPA estimates that 1 out of every 15 homes in
  the U.S. has radon gas within the home
• One cannot see or smell radon gas. The only way
  to detect it is to test homes with a radon
  detector for levels.

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How is lung cancer detected

• Symptoms of lung cancer
• Chest Pain
• Wheezing
• Hoarseness
• Chronic cough
• Coughing up blood
• Shortness of breath
• Weight loss loss of appetite
• Fever without a known reason

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How lung cancer is detected (cont.)

• A doctor may also have a person cough up a piece
  of mucus and have it examined for cancer cells.
• Followed by a chest X-ray or a CT scan

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How is lung cancer treated

• Surgery is one way but not always the best way to
  treat, all depends where the tumor is located in
  the lungs
• Radiation Therapy is the form of X-ray that kills
  the cancer cells
• Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to fight the
  cancer cells. Some are pills, while others are
  injections which one must take till no longer
  needed.

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How can you prevent lung cancer

• For those who smoke STOP as soon as possible. For
  many who need help The Lung Association is
  offering a new way to prevent stop by calling
  there hotline at 1-800-LUNGUSA

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Works Citied

• www.Lungusa.org