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What Is Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one or both lungs; usually in the cells that line the air passages. The abnormal cells do not develop into healthy lung tissue; they divide rapidly and form tumours. As tumours become larger and more numerous, they undermine the lung’s ability to provide the bloodstream with oxygen. Tumours that remain in one place and do not appear to spread are known as “benign tumours”.
Malignant tumours, the more dangerous ones, spread to other parts of the body either through the bloodstream or the lymphatic system. Metastasis refers to cancer spreading beyond its site of origin to other parts of the body. When cancer spreads it is much harder to treat successfully.
Primary lung cancer originates in the lungs, while secondary lung cancer starts somewhere else in the body, metastasizes, and reaches the lungs. They are considered different types of cancers and are not treated in the same way.
Total deaths worldwide caused by cancer each year:
Lung cancer - 1,370,000 deaths
Stomach cancer - 736,000 deaths
Liver cancer - 695,000 deaths
Colorectal cancer - 608,000 deaths
Breast cancer - 458,000 deaths
Cervical cancer - 275,000 deaths
Effects that lung cancer has on people emotionally
Lung cancer has a variety of different effects on different people and I will be explaining them step by step.
According to the American Cancer Society, shock and denial are frequently the first emotional responses after learning you have cancer. It takes time to integrate this life-changing news. The majority of people immediately go into denial after hearing that they have lung cancer, mainly because they don’t want to accept the fact that they will most likely die and they haven’t done anything to deserve a life threatening disease.
People then often get angry and hurt those close to them without realising it. Their family and friends could try to help them and then
Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one or both lungs; usually in the cells that line the air passages. The abnormal cells do not develop into healthy lung tissue; they divide rapidly and form tumours. As tumours become larger and more numerous, they undermine the lung’s ability to provide the bloodstream with oxygen. Tumours that remain in one place and do not appear to spread are known as “benign tumours”.
Malignant tumours, the more dangerous ones, spread to other parts of the body either through the bloodstream or the lymphatic system. Metastasis refers to cancer spreading beyond its site of origin to other parts of the body. When cancer spreads it is much harder to treat successfully.
Primary lung cancer originates in the lungs, while secondary lung cancer starts somewhere else in the body, metastasizes, and reaches the lungs. They are considered different types of cancers and are not treated in the same way.
Total deaths worldwide caused by cancer each year:
Lung cancer - 1,370,000 deaths
Stomach cancer - 736,000 deaths
Liver cancer - 695,000 deaths
Colorectal cancer - 608,000 deaths
Breast cancer - 458,000 deaths
Cervical cancer - 275,000 deaths
Effects that lung cancer has on people emotionally
Lung cancer has a variety of different effects on different people and I will be explaining them step by step.
According to the American Cancer Society, shock and denial are frequently the first emotional responses after learning you have cancer. It takes time to integrate this life-changing news. The majority of people immediately go into denial after hearing that they have lung cancer, mainly because they don’t want to accept the fact that they will most likely die and they haven’t done anything to deserve a life threatening disease.
People then often get angry and hurt those close to them without realising it. Their family and friends could try to help them and then