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LUNG CANCER
Famous internationai victims of this cancer include actor Paul Newman, the Marlboro men:
Wayne McLaren and David McLean; Christopher Reeve’s widow, who never smoked but lived in Radon gas territory (see below).
Yul Brynner, Singer Nat “King” Cole, J. Krishnamurti. Three bon vivant Bombay Gymkhana members — Ashok Mank’adGautam Thapar, Jean
laieckjee— died within one month of’this cancer. [click to continue…]
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Most cancer researchers believe that 20 or more years pass from the time that a person starts to inhale a cancer-producing substance, such as tobacco smoke, and the time cancer actually develops.
Lung cancer is very difficult to detect at an early stage. Because of the large size of the lungs, cancer may grow for many years without any symptoms. Symptoms of lung cancer (e.g., persistent cough, etc.) do not always appear in the early stages of lung cancer. Even then, a persistent cough may be diagnosed as bronchitis and treated with antibiotics. [click to continue…]
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Lung cancer: Hormonal (endocrine) syndromes
Certain types of lung cancers are capable of producing hormones that act on organs within the brain (the pituitary and hypothalamus) or upon other organs such as the kidneys, adrenal glands, thyroid, ovaries, or testes.
• Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH), resulting in low levels of sodium in the blood, often is associated with small cell lung cancer and sometimes bronchial carcinoid tumors.
Symptoms include: [click to continue…]
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While smoking cessation reduces the risk of lung cancer, we know that former smokers remain exposed. Researchers have found a way to restore balance. But for those who continue to smoke during treatment, they continue to reduce their chances of recovery …
The best prevention against lung cancer is undoubtedly not to smoke or stop. Despite a successful smoking cessation, the damage inflicted by tobacco smoking in the former a more at risk than non-smokers. That’s why researchers are exploring many ways to prevent disease. [click to continue…]
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