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Lung Cancer major Causes and Symptoms

lung-cancer-causesMost people who get lung cancer smoke or have smoked cigarettes.
Exposure to second-hand smoke – even people who do not smoke can develop lung cancer from cigarette smoke.
Environmental factors – a person’s risk of developing lung cancer is increased by exposure in the home or in the workplace to harmful substances such as asbestos.

symptom of lung cancer.
Symptoms are not always evident during the early stages of the disease.
Symptoms are varied and can include, for example: a persistent cough, pain, coughing up blood, shortness of breath
or hoarseness. [click to continue…]

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Different Types of Lung Cancer

The different types of lung cancer
different-types-of-lung-cancerLung cancer is one of the most common cancers. Often associated with tobacco, it can affect people who have never smoked but were exposed to cigarette smoke of others, to chemicals, asbestos or gas.

There are several types of lung cancer. Thus, it is necessary to distinguish between primary cancers, which appeared first in the lungs, secondary cancers, which have evolved in another part of the body and then spread to the lungs. They will not be discussed in this article. Within the primary cancer, the examination of cancer cells (anatomopathological review) allows to distinguish:

* Epidermoid cancers (35-40%);
* The adenocarcinomas (25-35%);
* The large cell carcinomas (10-15%);
* Small cell carcinoma (20-25%). [click to continue…]

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