What are the Causes and Effects of Lung Cancer

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What are the Causes and Effects of Lung Cancer

Treatments

Radiation

Energy Beams to zap cancer

Clinical Trials

Innovative New Drugs

Other treatments not working

Targeted Drug Therapy

Target aspects of Cancer

Supportive Care

Prolong life more comfortably

Treat Symptoms

Never to Cure

Chemotherapy

Medicine for whole body

Non-Small Cell

Surgery, Chemo, Radiation

Sometimes Surgery, Combined Chemo & Radiation, Chemo Alone

Chemo, Target Drug Therapy, Supportive Care, Clinical Trials

Surgery, Sometimes Chemo

Small Cell

Stage 4

Chemo, Supportive Care

Stage 3

Chemo & Radiation, Clinical Trials, Supportive Care

Stage 2

Chemo and Radiation

Stage 1

Sometimes surgery, Chemo & Radiation Combo

www.mayoclinic.com/health/lung-cancer

Effects

www.lungcancer.org

Symptoms

Often Confused with other illnesses

Bone Pain (spread)

Bloody Sputum

Intense Cough

Side Effects of Treatment

fatigue

Dental Issues

Diarrhea

Chemo Brain

Difficulty Concentrating

Memory Loss

Hair Loss

Causes

www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-help/type/lung-cancer

Work Chemicals

Arsenic

Asbestos

Radon

Smoking

adulescent smokers, higher risk

Hereditary

Have 1st degree relatives with lung cancer, 51% risk increase

About Lung Cancer

Statistics

deaths in 2013 159,480

New cases are 228,190

Most common cancer

Small Cell Cancer

most deadly

cannot be surgically removed

aggressive

Non-Small Cell Cancer

www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/lung

less aggressive

appears in clumps

most common form of lung cancer