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1. Passive Smoking can also
Cause Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is a type of lungs. When you inhale cigarette
cancer that begins in the lungs. smoke, which is full of cancer-
Lung cancer is one of the leading causing substances
cause of cancer deaths in India, (carcinogens), changes in the
among both men and women. lung tissue begin almost
Lung cancer claims more lives immediately. At first your body
each year than colon, prostate, may be able to repair this
ovarian, lymph and breast damage. But with each repeated
Dr. Ch. Mohana Vamsy
cancers combined. People who exposure, normal cells that line Chief Surgical Oncologist
smoke have the greatest risk of your lungs are increasingly Omega Hospitals, Hyderabad.
lung cancer. The risk of lung damaged. Over time, the damage healthy tissue. The surgeon may
cancer increases with the length causes cells to act abnormally also remove lymph nodes from
of time and number of cigarettes and eventually cancer may the chest in order to check them
smoked. If you quit smoking, develop. Unfortunately, survival for signs of cancer. A respiratory
even after smoking for many rates for people diagnosed with physiotherapist would guide
years, you can significantly advanced lung cancer are very through breathing exercises to
reduce your chances of low. People diagnosed at the aid in recovery. Chemotherapy:
developing lung cancer. If you earliest stages have the greatest Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill
smoke and want to stop in order chances for a cure. cancer cells. One or more
to reduce your risk of lung A cancer treatment regimen chemotherapy drugs may be
cancer, make an appointment is chosen based on a number of administered through a vein
with your doctor. Your doctor factors, such as overall health, (intravenously) or taken orally.
can recommend strategies for the type and stage of lung cancer, Chemotherapy can be used as a
quitting, such as counseling, and patient preferences. There first line treatment for lung
medications and nicotine are broadly two types of lung cancer or as additional treatment
after surgery. In some cases,
replacement products. cancer: Non-Small Cell lung
chemotherapy can be used to
Lung cancer typically cancer and Small Cell lung
lessen side effects of cancer.
doesn’t cause signs and cancer. Options typically include Radiation therapy: It involves
symptoms in its earliest stages. one or more treatments, using high-powered energy
Signs and symptoms of lung including surgery, beams, such as X-rays, to kill
cancer typically occur only when chemotherapy, radiation therapy cancer cells. Radiation therapy
the disease is advanced. These or targeted drug therapy. can be directed at lung cancer
may include a new cough that Treatment options for from outside the body (external
doesn’t go away; changes in a non-small cell lung cancers beam radiation) or it can be put
chronic cough or “smoker’s Stage I :Surgery, sometimes inside needles, seeds or catheters
cough”; coughing up blood, even chemotherapy & placed inside the body near the
a small amount; shortness of Stage II : Surgery, chemotherapy cancer (brachytherapy).
breath; chest pain; wheezing; Stage IIIA : Combined Targeted drug therapy:
hoarseness; losing weight chemotherapy and radiation, Targeted therapies are newer
without trying; bone pain; sometimes surgery based on cancer treatments that work by
headache. Make an appointment results of treatment targeting specific abnormalities
with your doctor if you have any Stage IIIB : Chemotherapy, in cancer cells. Targeted therapy
signs or symptoms that worry sometimes radiation options for treating lung cancer
you. Stage IV : Chemotherapy, include Bevacizumab which
Smoking causes the targeted drug therapy, clinical stops a tumor from creating a
majority of lung cancers — both trials, supportive care. new blood supply; Erlotinib and
in smokers and in people Treatment options for small Gefitinib which blocks
exposed to secondhand smoke. cell lung cancers : chemicals that signal the cancer
But lung cancer also occurs in Limited : Combined cells to grow and divide.
people who never smoked and in chemotherapy and radiation, There’s no sure way to prevent
those who never had prolonged sometimes surgery. lung cancer, but you can reduce
exposure to secondhand smoke. Extensive : Chemotherapy, your risk if you .... don’t smoke,
In these cases, there may be no clinical trials, supportive care. stop smoking, avoid secondhand
clear cause of lung cancer. Surgery: During surgery smoke, avoid radon exposure,
Smoking causes lung cancer by the surgeon works to remove the avoid carcinogens at work.
damaging the cells that line the lung cancer and a margin of For More Details on Cancer Call : 98480 11421