Informative Speech On Lung Cancer

Thousands of people each year will die of lung cancer and millions more will be diagnosed in the United States. Lung Cancer is disease in which the cells of the lung tissues grow uncontrollably and form tumors. Lung Cancer kills more people, both males and females, in the United States than any other type of cancer. Although lung cancer is the number one cause of death in the US, many Americans still do not realize its significance and how to prevent from being a victim. Why do people in the world still smoke even though they know it is bad for the body?
There are two kinds of lung cancers, primary and secondary. Primary lung cancer starts in the lung itself. Primary lung cancer is divided into small cell lung cancer and non-small lung cancer,
Carefully weigh your treatment options with your doctor.
Your participation in a clinical trial may help doctors better understand how to treat lung cancer in the future. People with lung cancer often experience signs and symptoms of the cancer, as well as side effects of treatment. Supportive care, also known as palliative care, is a specialty area of medicine that involves working with a doctor to minimize your signs and symptoms.
Your doctor may recommend that you meet with a palliative care team soon after your diagnosis to ensure that you're comfortable during and after your cancer
But rather than replace curative treatments, palliative care complements your cancer treatment and may make it more likely that you can complete your treatments.
Lung Cancer causes many symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, persistent hoarseness, swelling of the neck and face, significant weight loss that is not due to dieting or vigorous exercise, fatigue and loss of appetite, bloody spit, fever, infections, etc.
The lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest (thorax). The trachea (windpipe) conducts inhaled air into the lungs through its tubular branches, called bronchi. The bronchi then divide into smaller and smaller branches (bronchioles), finally becoming microscopic.
The bronchioles eventually end in clusters of microscopic air sacs called alveoli. In the alveoli, oxygen from the air is absorbed into the blood. Carbon dioxide, a waste product of metabolism, travels from the blood to the alveoli, where it can be exhaled. Between the alveoli is a thin layer of cells called the interstitium, which contains blood vessels and cells that help support the