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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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Treatments offered to people with lung cancer vary based on the type and stage of lung cancer and other circumstances such as age, other medical problems, and personal eferences of the individual person. The treatment plan that you will be offered will be developed to meet your personal requirements.
Treating Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer There are three primary forms of treatment for non-small cell lung cancer.
Surgery
Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy
The type of treatment or combination of treatments used depends on the type and stage of cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer differs from person to person. There is no easy way to pre-determine how an individual patient will respond to any specific treatment or bination of treatments. While the stage of a patient’s 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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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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