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Lung Cancer Awareness

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death in both men and women. Known causes for the said disease are smoking, pollution, exposure to radon, asbestos and other toxins.

This type of cancer has no signs or symptoms when it develops so it is hard to diagnose whether it is in its early stage or what. Sad to say, some patients die of the disease after a few signs or no signs at all manifest.

Whenever a person experiences unusual symptoms or changes in their body in a period of time, then that is the only time they will consult their doctors. When a doctor suspects if a patient has lung cancer symptoms, he or she undergoes a thorough physical exam. Here are some symptoms experienced by people suspected to have lung cancer:

  • Cough
  • Spitting up blood
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weight loss
  • Pneumonia
  • Weakness
  • Chills
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Skin paleness or bluish discoloration

To help confirm whether a suspected patient may have lung cancer, diagnostic tools are used like x-ray, CAT and MRI scan, bronchoscopy, needle biopsy, bone scan, PET scan and endoscopy. A sputum sample can be obtained to rule out Tuberculosis and blood tests to observe for cancer indicators in the blood.

For more information about lung cancer visit these following websites:

www.lungusa.org
www.gemzar.com
www.oncologychannel.com
www.cancer.about.com
www.webmd.com
www.emedicinehealth.com.

By being aware about the disease, you can spare your life and your loved ones from acquiring this deadly disease.

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Smoking Causes Lung Cancer

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

What do we know about lung cancer?

Almost every person I ask replies that it is because of smoking. Those very people are smokers.

Funny, right? They know that smoking causes cancer, but how come they don’t stop smoking?

Everything around us tells us to quit smoking. TV commercials are being aired that smoking is bad for your health and leads to cancer. Books and magazines have articles on what will happen if you smoke. But do we see a change? Do people stop smoking?

Of course not. It is the very nature of human beings to stop things that they themselves know is bad only when they feel something unusual with their bodies. For example, a man who has smoked for 20 years will only stop when he has difficulty breathing or he experiences chest pains and his cough does not ceases.

Why do people smoke? Some claim it to be their habit or just to pass the time or release tensions. For others, peer pressure is their answer. They want to be cool or be part of a crowd through smoking.

For those thinking about smoking… Don’t even think about it. Smoking is bad for your health. For more information, you can research about smoking and its effects online or just simply read articles in the magazines or in books. As I have said, everything around us tells us to stop smoking because it is bad for your health.

For those kids who are being pressured to smoke, find other friends. Friends who will not push you into doing things that is dangerous to your health and well being. Because years from now, those people who thick that smoking is cool will be suffering from various respiratory diseases and worst of them all is lung cancer.

So think about it. Kick the bad habit and start living healthy before you regret it.

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