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Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the cells of the lungs. lungs. Your lungs are two spongy organs in your chest that take in oxygen when you inhale and release carbon dioxide when you exhale.

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Lung Cancer

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  1. @drdodulmondal LUNG CANCER

  2. @drdodulmondal INTRODUCTION Lung cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the cells of the lungs. lungs.Your lungs are two spongy organs in your chest that take in oxygen when you inhale and release carbon dioxide when you exhale.It is primarily caused by long-term exposure to harmful substances, such as tobacco smoke, but can also occur due to other factors like genetic mutations or environmental exposures.

  3. Types of Lung Cancer There are main two types of lung cancer non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. 1. Non-small cell lung cancer There are three subtypes:- Adenocarcinoma Squamous cell cancer Large cell carcinoma. 2 . Small cell lung cancer

  4. SYMPTOMS AND SIGN A cough that doesn’t go away or gets worse over time. Trouble breathing or shortness of breath (dyspnea). Chest pain or discomfort. Wheezing. Coughing up blood (hemoptysis). Hoarseness. Loss of appetite. Unexplained weight loss. Unexplained fatigue (tiredness). Shoulder pain.

  5. LUNG CANCER STAGING Stage I: Cancer hasn’t spread outside the lung. Stage II: Cancer is larger than Stage I, has spread to lymph nodes inside the lung, or there’s more than one tumor in the same lobe of the lung. Stage III: Cancer is larger than Stage II, has spread to nearby lymph nodes or structures or there’s more than one tumor in a different lobe of the same lung. Stage IV: Cancer has spread to the other lung, the fluid around the lung, the fluid around the heart, or distant organs.

  6. CAUSES OF LUNG CANCER tobacco smoke, Cigarette smoking, Secondhand smoke, Radon gas, Occupational exposure, Air pollution

  7. Contact Us Associate Director Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi Oncology/Radiation Oncology +91-8860102093 oncologistdrdodulmondal.com dodulmondal@gmail.com @drdodulmondal

  8. @drdodulmondal Thank You F o r Y o u r A t t e n t i o n oncologistdrdodulmondal.com

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