The lungs are a pair of cone-shaped organs which help with air intake and located in the inner workings of the human body. The lungs consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide when exhaling. Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow at a turbulent rate. Lung cancer is the leading cause of […]
Lung cancer can take up to several years or decades for cancer to fully develop. Lung cancer is responsible for taking around 25 out of 100 lives. Although, a study has been found that beta-carotene a.k.a. vitamin A that is found in yellow and green vegetables that have protective properties toward this cancer. Lung cancer […]
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Get startedLung Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs. (lungcancer.org) Normally, it is caused by the use of tobacco. People have promoted the Say No to Smoking campaign for years. These campaigns would warn smokers about the dangers of smoking and remind people that smoking leads to lung cancer. While […]
It is a well known fact that cigarettes can cause lung cancer. Even though this fact is well known, some people smoke daily for their whole lives, and never get the disease. Because of this, there was a search for an explanation. Three studies have found a marker in the same region of DNA that […]
We believe that your diagnosis is lung cancer. Lung cancer is the growth of abnormal cells in your lungs that spread to lung tissue which causes the formation of a tumor. These abnormal cancer cells can also spread to other parts of your body, including your lymph nodes. Being a heavy smoker, it was highly […]
Introduction Tobacco smoking causes more than just bad breath and stained teeth. Tobacco smoking is one of the main causes for lung cancer. Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death around the world. Non-small cell lung cancer is one of two types of lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer can be broken […]
The estimated new cases of lung cancer in 2017 was 222,500 (Lung Cancer, 2017). Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths world-wide (Liao et al., 2014). Over 86% of lung cancers are attributed to smoking (Danson et al., 2015). Other risk factors to lung cancer are exposure to asbestos, secondhand smoke and […]
Cancer is a disease caused by out of control abnormal cell divisions. Cancer harms the body and its organ systems when abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled way to form tumors and lumps that affect the tissues in the body. There are many different types of cancers such as lung cancer, breast cancer, blood cancer. […]
The Lungs are paired organs in the chest that perform respiration. Each human has two lungs. Each lung is between 10 and 12 inches long. Lung function normally peaks in the late teens and early twenties. After the early twenties, lung function declines about 1 percent a year over the rest of a person’s lifetime. […]
Lung Cancer begins when cells in your body start to mutate or change. There are many factors that can cause these mutations to happen. Most often, this change in the cells happen when people are exposed too and or breathe in dangerous and toxic substances. Even if you were exposed to these substances many years […]
CHAPTER ONE Introduction The concern addressed in this dissertation is to explore the psychological impact on a newly diagnosed lung cancer patient. Patients with lung cancer normally experience variety of distress symptoms, many of which begin prior to diagnosis and continue throughout the course of the disease and the treatment, which adversely affects the functional […]
ABSTRACT Active smoking, second hand smoke and introduction to fine particulate matter 40 though overabundance threat for cardiovascular ailment mortality expanded abruptly at low exposures coming to RRs of around 2-3 for cigarette smoking . It is estimated from the proceeding investigation that at elevated exposure levels of PM2.5, malignancies of lungs are bound to […]
Lung cancer is an uncontrollably growth of an abnormal cell that does not develop healthy lung tissue. The most common way to contract lung cancer is from smoking Cigarettes, 2nd hand smoke, or even in radon also know as radioactive gas. Facts for many years have stated why smoking or 2nd hands smoke from cigarettes […]
The underground coal mining industry plays an important role in contributing energy supplies, increased prevalence and severity of the chronic lung diseases raised concerns of occupational health. Silica and radon exposure in coal mining industry has been extensively documented1“4. A substantial body of evidence has identified crystalline silica dust and radon gas as major causes […]
Lung cancer can be defined as a neoplasm in the lungs’ cells, either small-cell or non-small cells. Also, the cancer can start in the lungs, or elsewhere in the body, and travel through the blood to the lungs. Lung cancer has one main protagonist that causes it; smoking. Undoubtedly, the numbers are high; is the […]
Sometimes long – term smoking, has long term has long term effects on your body. Including Lung cancer and other horrible illnesses. Sometimes you could get Lung Cancer and other times you could even die. Which is why you should be prepared. In order to, you should know : The Respiratory System is affected by […]
The image above is an older woman with a hole in her throat caused by smoking .The caption is Terrie saying “I Never Thought Smoking Would Do This.” The CDC (Centers For Disease Control and Prevention) released this advertisement to persuade people to quit smoking . Smoking is known to cause an array of diseases. […]
