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    project is about lung cancer‚ which falls under the science branch of oncology. Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. The uncontrolled reproduction of cells results in the formation of tumors that can block or compress airways and displace or damage normal lung tissue. This can make the lung stop functioning as it should. Most lung cancers start in the lining of the bronchi‚ or in glands below the lining of the bronchi‚ frequently in the periphery of the lungs. When they

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    Lung cancer is one of the top 3 cancer issues in the world. The number of lung cancer patients needs to be dropped because it’s very dangerous‚ it’s deadly‚ and it is still rising in deaths today. “Lung cancer was first described by doctors in the mid- 19th century.” In the early 20th century it was considered very rare‚ but by the end of the century it was the leading cause of cancer related deaths among men by more than 25 countries. In the 21st century‚ lung cancer became the leading cause of

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    of the Lungs When you breathe‚ your lungs take in oxygen from the air and deliver it to the bloodstream. The cells in your body need oxygen to work and grow. During a normal day‚ you breathe nearly 25‚000 times. People with lung disease have difficulty breathing. There are numerous things that affect the lungs in a negative way. Smoking is a major contributor to these issues and it helps in no way. It destroys the lungs and intensifies any existing problem. Diseases of the Lungs Lung disease

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    | Fantastic Voyage | Battle of the Lung | | India Hornsby | HS 130‚ Section 03Unit 4 AssignmentKaplan UniversityMarch 27‚ 2012 | | Good morning everyone! Signing on‚ India Hornsby with ASAP Health. I will be reporting live inside Mrs. Frizzle. She has been under the weather for about two days now. A bacterium is invading the lower lobe of her right lung. It’s my job to pilot the invasion and do a live report on what I see. I will enter from the right femoral vein and follow a path

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    specific‚ lung cancer. Lung cancer impacts people’s lives from the diagnosis to the treatment and eventually the outcome. Lung cancer is a cancer that starts off or eventually grows into the lungs. The cancer is formed when the lung cells don’t function properly and start rapidly reproducing and then forming tumors. There are three main types of lung cancer: non-small cell lung cancer‚ small cell lung cancer‚ and a lung carcinoid tumor. Non-small cell lung cancer is the main type of lung cancer‚ affecting

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    (Aqua Lung is the name that first introduced the world to Scuba diving in 1943 when Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Émile Gagnan developed the first "Aqua-Lung.). The Aqua-Lung allows a diver to descend to specific depths (under 20 meter) for a limited time and swim freely wile breathing compressed air from a cylinder on the divers back. Cousteau studied the sea and wrote the first in-depth analysis that went

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    Home Care and Lung Disease According to WebMD‚ lung diseases are among the most common medical conditions on the planet with tens of millions of seniors impacted in the United States‚ alone. Lung disease is not one singular malady. It refers to any number of medical conditions that limit the amount of oxygen that is transferred to and from the lungs. The most common and well-known lung diseases are tuberculosis‚ emphysema‚ lung cancer‚ asthma‚ COPD‚ chronic bronchitis‚ and pneumonia. The majority

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    [pic]! [pic] ‘I’ll go out for a breath of fresh air’ is an often-heard phrase. But how many of us realize that this has become irrelevant in today’s world‚ because the quality of air in our cities is anything but fresh. The moment you step out of the house and are on the road you can actually see the air getting polluted; a cloud of smoke from the exhaust of a bus‚ car‚ or a scooter; smoke billowing from a factory chimney‚ flyash generated by thermal power plants‚ and speeding cars causing dust

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    eighty seven percent of lung cancer cases in the U.S. (mdanderson.org). Lung cancer is a serious disease that nobody would want to have. Having lung cancer sucks. You suffer a lot from different symptoms. Most people that smoke are just increasing their chances of getting lung cancer (mayoclinic.org). If you smoke‚ I would suggest quitting so you do not not get this deadly disease. What is Lung cancer? It is a cancer that forms in tissues of the lung‚ usually in the cells lining air passages (cancer.org)

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    1. Introduction The Air- the atmosphere around us play an enormous part in our lives. It provides oxygen and other gases that are essential for the survival of human being and plants. The appearance of it is the only thing that would make the Earth different from other dead-planet. However‚ in recent year‚ the technological development has led to over-use harmful toxic; the Air now has been seriously damaged not only in developed countries but also in developing nations like Vietnam. A research

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