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Common Symptoms of Lung Cancer

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Common Symptoms of Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. It is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States. Cigarette smoking causes most lung cancers. A greater number of cigarettes they smoke daily newspapers and the younger you start smoking, the greater the risk of developing lung cancer. Exposure to high levels of pollution, radiation and asbestos can also increase the risk.

Common symptoms of lung cancer include:

  1. A cough that does not go away and worsens over time
  2. Constant chest pain
  3. Cough with bloody sputum
  4. Shortness of breath, wheezing or hoarseness
  5. Repeated problems with pneumonia or bronchitis
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The Difference Between Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

The Difference Between Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer
The easiest way to understand the difference between lung cancer and mesothelioma is that lung cancer is in the lung tissue, while pleural mesothelioma occurs in the layer of tissue that covers the outside of the lung.

Smoking is considered the primary cause of lung cancer and asbestos as the primary cause of mesothelioma. Asbestos can also cause lung cancer. Smoking does not cause mesothelioma. People who have been exposed to asbestos and also smoke have up to 90 times more likely to be affected with lung cancer than those who do not smoke.

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Cancer Epidemiology

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

cancer epidemiologyThe risk of cancer has changed over time. Some cancers that were once common have become rare. For example, 60 years ago in some countries, stomach cancer was four times more frequent than it is today, probably because people are now consumes far fewer smoked, spicy and outdated. Another example is lung cancer, which has increased a lot (20 times), especially in women. It is almost certain that these changes are the result of increased consumption of cigarettes. The snuff has also caused an increase in cancers of the mouth.

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Inhaled Chemo

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

inhaled chempoOne of the main problems of classical chemotherapy are its terrible side effects. The drugs, which are fairly nonspecific poisons, kill cancer cells but also affect normal, which creates many problems for the patient. This is a serious condition by the fact that these drugs are often injected into the vein, and its effects end up being general. In some cancers, this could be avoided. For example, would greatly improve treatment efficacy in lung cancer if you could do to reach directly by airway.
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Lung Cancer and vegetables passive smoking

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

lun cancer and vegetables passive smokingWhat if you never smoked? eat as directed. ‘can also save from lung cancer in non smokers.

In a group of passive smokers (exposed to smoke of others) of New Jersey, the cancer risk was reduced by almost half with an additional cup of orange vegetables every day.
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Lung cancer chemotherapy

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

lung cancer chemotherapy canbe treated withoutLung cancer occurs when there is an unusual growth of cells in the lung tissue growth, usually malignant, metastasis and proliferation may lead to other body tissues. This type of cancer is divided by the size and appearance of cells: small cell lung cancer and small cell.

The most common symptoms are usually shortness of breath, cough, including coughing up blood, weight loss, chest pain, hoarseness and swelling in the neck and face, among others.
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Treatment Lung Cancer

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

treatment lung cancerMainly, there are three types of treatment and its use will depend on the type of lung cancer and the stage where you are.

If you are in an early stage can remove the tumor quirúrgicamente.Ahora if it has already spread is used to radiotherapy (high energy X rays) or a combination thereof and chemotherapy (drugs effective against cancer cells).

Treatment is essential because a patient with untreated lung cancer has an average survival of six months.

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Symptoms and Diagnosis Lung Cancer

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

symptoms and diagnosis lung cancerSymptoms

Lung cancer tends to be very quiet, so that symptoms appear when the disease is at an advanced stage. These are:

* Chronic cough.
* Coughing up blood.
* Obstruction of the bronchi.
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Eat Carrots May Prevent Lung Cancer

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Carrots May Prevent Lung Cancer

Fruits and vegetables of all kinds can rescue her from the ravages of lung cancer but the best are those rich in beta carotene, an orange pigment in carrots isolated 150 years ago.

Beta carotene is concentrated in orange vegetables and green (the green chlorophyll hides the yellow), and the darker the color, the higher the beta carotene. I recommend reading the article (lung cancer and deficiency of vegetables)

This substance, which counteracts the lung cáncer has been described as the morning after pill because it cancels cancer in animals fed a potent carcinogen.

In humans, the probability of getting lung cancer is reduced by 40% to 70% in regular consumers of beta-carotene, as indicated by almost all epidemiological studies conducted over the past ten years.

A typical study is that of the State University of New York at Buffalo. He showed that eating vegetables rich in beta carotene more than once a week, significantly decreased the risk of cancer, when compared with the risk of people who did not eat these plants.

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Lung Cancer and the Deficiency of Vegetables

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Lung Cancer and Vegetables

Foods to prevent lung cancer: any green leafy vegetables, the darker the better, any fruit or vegetable orange, the more intense the color, better, carrots, broccoli, spinach, cabbage, dark green lettuce, cabbage kale, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin, sweet potato, green tea, beans, low fat milk.

Foods that may prolong survival: All vegetables, especially broccoli and tomato.

Do not hesitate a moment, if you are a smoker or former smoker if he lives or shares space with smokers or have any reason to believe that it is vulnerable to lung cancer, treat yourself to eat fruits and vegetables every day, especially carrots, broccoli and other green leafy vegetables.

Surprisingly, an additional carrot a day, half cup of orange vegetables and dark green, a piece of fruit or fruit juice all or more than once a week, could be the difference between getting and not get lung cancer .

Indeed, this small amount appears to reduce by half or more the chance of contracting the disease.

It also appears that eating vegetables after he produces helps fight cancer by reducing the rate of proliferation and prolonging life.

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