Lung disease Approximately 402‚326 Americans living today have been diagnosed with lung cancer. Lung cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the lungs. There are two types of lung cancer‚ which includes‚ non-small cell lung cancer generally grows and spreads more slowly (more common form)‚ small cell lung cancer generally grows more quickly and is more likely to spread to other parts of the body. Lung cancer can happen to anyone and you have many ways of getting lung cancer and i am about
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is caused when the main air passages to the lungs become inflated. This respiratory disorder may be a short-lived disorder‚ or in some cases a long-lived‚ chronic‚ disorder. In most cases‚ short-lived‚ or acute Bronchitis follows a viral respiratory infection of some kind‚ and usually will go away on its own within a week. The order in which this disorder spreads through your body is as follows‚ your nose‚ sinuses‚ throat‚ and then spreads to the lungs. In other cases‚ there is a possibility you
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Lung cancer is a non-infectious disease that is caused by unhealthy mutated cells that divide out of control. It is the first cause of cancer death in men and women worldwide‚ with approximately 1‚370‚000 deaths a year. The chances of developing lung cancer are significantly increased from smoking and exposure to air pollutants such as asbestos‚ smog or radon- this is why cancerous cells are found in the lining of the respiratory tract. Almost 90 percent of lung cancer cases are caused by smoking
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I. Introduction 1 Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world‚ its deadly claws stretched over all continents in the world. Lung cancer is now the most prevalent form of cancer affecting Americans with an estimated 222‚500 new cases every year‚ according to the American Cancer Society in 2010. A few symptoms of Lung cancer are: stubborn cough that will not quit‚ sometimes accompanied by a hoarse throat‚ pain in the chest and respiratory infections. As the cancer worsens and spreads
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have a patient named John who is married African American male that is 72 years old who has terminal lung cancer. John is a retired U.S. Steel Mill worker for thirty years and has been married for 25 years. John wife is named Mary who is also 72 years old African American female who retired from U.S. Postal Worker. John and Mary does not have any children. John was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and the physician recommended that he is in the hospice program because the physician stated to
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Wang Lung’s world with increasing signs of chineseness: silk garments‚ polygamy and concubinage‚ opium‚ culinary delicacies‚ bonded female servants‚ and a generally increasing hierarchization of gender relations. In their early peasant existence‚ Wang Lung and O-lan have a marriage that is‚ despite its obvious inequalities‚ paradoxically more companionate‚ based as it is upon a united passion for the land. An image of the two tilling the soil by each others side evokes some sense of partnership. In the
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Black Lung Many miners lose their lives each year‚ not just to accidents at mines‚ but also to the greatest threat to American miners: black lung disease (also known as Coal Worker ’s pneumoconiosis). Black lung is a disabling occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of excessive levels of respirable coal mine dust. The risk or the possibility of contracting the condition increases with continued exposure to coal mine dust. Chances are also raised in people over the age of 50. Even when
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from lung cancer and other smoking related diseases than they die from aids‚ drug abuse‚ car accidents and homicide‚ combined. Cigarette smoking is a danger to our life and health. It is the leading known cause of lung cancer. Each year more than 30‚000 people will die of lung cancer and 4 out of 5 of them will get it because of cigarette smoke. Studies have proven that there is no safe way to smoke. Tobacco contains many dangerous cancer causing chemicals that affects the lungs of the
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In fact‚ research has shown that about 33% of all annual cancer deaths in the United States result from smoking. Approximately 98% of patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) have a significant smoking history and fortunately‚ cessation of smoking has been correlated with improved survival in these patients. Obesity Compared with people of normal weight and Body Mass Index (BMI)‚ obese individuals stand a
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Personal Statement Watching my aunt battle through cancer‚ I realized that I wanted to do more than just comfort her‚ I wanted to help take away the pain‚ I did not want her to suffer anymore. After volunteering and working with people of all ages‚ I realized I had a passion for helping people and wanted to pursue a field in which I not only got to help but I could heal. Upon entering the cadaver lab for the first time‚ a copious amount of thoughts and emotions ran through my head. As an undergraduate
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