“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it”. In 2015, about 158,040 Americans are expected to die from lung cancer. This is about 27% of all cancer deaths. There are more than 200,00 cases of lung cancer per year. This cancer of uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lungs is the reason for the death of men and women of all races today. The only option left is to stay strong and educate yourself on this horrendous disease before you become the next victim.
The Killer Ways According to Lung Cancer 101, there are two major types of lung cancer that people are mostly affected with today. They are non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer is …show more content…
Avoiding smoking can lower your risk of lung cancer but also being aware of the causes of lung cancer can lower your risks of lung cancer.
Myth 4: Surgery causes lung cancer to spread. Surgery does not cause lung cancer to spread and in some cases, if you are in an early stage of lung cancer, surgery can offer a chance to cure the disease.
Myth 5: More women die from Breast Cancer than from lung cancer. Nearly half of lung cancer cases occur in women and more women die from lung cancer than any other form of cancer. Also, in 2005 69,078 women died from lung cancer while 41, 116 from breast cancer.
Effects of Disaster Lung Cancer 101 also states, the signs and symptoms of lung cancer take many years to develop and they are usually found after the cancer is advanced. The cancer usually starts in the chest then spreads to other parts of the body.
Symptoms in the Body: coughing (especially if it becomes intense) pain in the chest shoulder or back pain usually unrelated from coughing a change of color of sputum shortness of breath changes in the sound of voice or it becoming hoarse harsh sounds with each intake of breath recurrent lung problems like bronchitis or pneumonia coughing up phlegm especially if it's tinged with