Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of mutated cells in the body. The main cause of lung cancer is cigarette smoking, but pollution, radiation, and asbestos may also increase the risk. Symptoms of lung cancer include chest pain, coughing, weight loss, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Doctors diagnose lung cancer using tests like chest x-rays, CT scans, biopsies, and blood tests. Treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and targeted drug therapies. Researchers are exploring new treatments like Hsp90 inhibitors and CXCR4 inhibition to combat lung cancer.

2. What is cancer?
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of mutated
cells in the body.

3. Causes of Lung Cancer
Cigarette smoking is the main cause of
lung cancer but pollution, radiation and
asbestos may also increase your risk of
getting lung cancer

4. Symptoms
 Chest Pain
 Cough that doesn’t go away
 Coughing up blood
 Fatigue
 Excessive weight loss
 Loss of appetite
 Shortness of breath
 Wheezing
 Joint pain
 Shoulder pain
 Swelling of face of arms

5. Ways to prevent lung cancer
 Stop smoking cigarettes
 Avoid second hand smoke
 Test your home for radon
 Avoid carcinogens
 Eat fruits and veggies
 Drink alcohol in moderation, if at all
 Exercise

6. Diagnosis
• Chest X-Ray
• Cat Scan
• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Positron emission tomography
• Bone scan Cat scan
• Sputum Cytology
• Bronchoscopy
• Needle Biopsy
• Blood tests

7. Treatments
Radiation therapy
 Endoscopic surgery
 Laser therapy
 Electro surgery
 Cryosurgery
 Chemotherapy
 Radiation therapy
 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
 Combination therapy

8. Groundbreaking
research!
 Matthew Meyerson- discovered essential oncogenes in small
lung cancer
 Lee Krug-Exploring the activity of Hsp90 inhibitors in
combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of small cell
lung cancer: Preliminary and phase I studies
 Leena Gandhi-The impact of CXCR4 inhibition on endogenous
mouse models of lung cancer progression and metastasis