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There are more than 200,000 US cases per year who has resulted in lung cancer and the number is still constantly growing.

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Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs. As they grow, the abnormal cells can form tumors and interfere with the functioning of the lung, which provides oxygen to the body via the blood.

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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)

Lung Carcinoid Tumor

Mesothelioma

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An X-ray image of your lungs may reveal an abnormal mass or nodule.

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This can reveal small lesions in your lungs that might not be detected on an X-ray.

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If you have a cough and are producing sputum, looking at the sputum under the microscope can sometimes reveal the presence of lung cancer cells.

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Pain areas: in the chest or rib.

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Pain types: can be dull or sharp.

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Pain circumstances: can occur while breathing.

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Cough: can be chronic, dry, with phlegm, severe, or with blood.

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Respiratory: frequent respiratory infections, shortness of breath, or wheezing.

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Whole body: fatigue or loss of appetite.

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Also common: chest pressure, hoarseness, swollen lymph nodes, weakness, or weight loss.

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Symptoms include cough (often with blood), chest pain, wheezing, and weight loss. These symptoms often don't appear until the cancer is advanced.

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Lung cancer most often occurs in people who smoke.

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A small portion of people resulting in this cancer are  non-smokers, who can be caused by exposure to radon, secondhand smoke, air pollution, or family history. Workplace exposures to asbestos, diesel exhaust or certain other chemicals can also cause lung cancers in some people who don't smoke.

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Treatments vary but may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted drug therapy, and immunotherapy.

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Chemotherapy

Targeted therapy

Immunotherapy

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Pulmonary lobectomy

Wedge resection

Radiosurgery

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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Thoracotomy

Radiation therapy

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Palliative Care

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Oncologist

Palliative medicine

Radiologist

Pulmonologist

Cardiothoracic surgeon

Primary care provider (PCP)

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Lung cancer causes the most cancer-related deaths in the United States, however the death rates have been declining over time, falling on average 2.0% each year between 2003 and 2012.

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In lung cancer, as in other types of cancer, experts use “five-year survival rate” as a marker for lung cancer prognosis.

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Small Cell Lung Cancer - The overall 5-year survival rate for both stages of small cell lung cancer (limited stage plus extensive stage) is only about 6 percent. Without treatment, the average life expectancy for extensive disease is 2 to 4 months, and with treatment is 6 to 12 months.

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The most important thing you can do to prevent lung cancer is to not start smoking, or to quit if you smoke. Avoid secondhand smoke. Smoke from other people's cigarettes, cigars, or pipes is called secondhand smoke. Make your home and car smoke-free.

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Even moderate amounts of exercise can aid in lung cancer prevention. Studies suggest that something as simple as gardening twice a week is associated with a lower risk of developing lung cancer.

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A diet rich in fruits in vegetables is linked with a lower risk of developing lung cancer. Try to choose a rainbow of colors, including dark greens such as spinach and broccoli, the whites of onions, the reds of apples and tomatoes, and the orange of orange juice and winter squash.

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limiting your intake of certain types of alcoholic beverages. A moderate intake of wine in men was linked with a lower risk of developing the disease.

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Green tea has been shown to prevent some of the damage to cells caused by smoking, and people who consume more green tea appear to have a lower risk of lung cancer.

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1. The first staging is the clinical staging, done prior to treatment using imaging tests and blood tests.

2. The second staging is called pathologic staging and is based on surgery.

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T = Tumor size and invasiveness into adjacent tissues

N = Lymph Node involvement

M – Metastasis, or spread of the cancer, to distant sites

The TNM staging system is the most widely used cancer staging system and is commonly used by hospitals, medical centers, and in clinical trials.

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Staging for Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)

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Staging for Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)

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Limited stage – A limited stage SCLC is found on only one side of the chest, involving just one part of the lung and/or the lymph nodes on that side. Approximately 30% of patients diagnosed with SCLC have limited stage disease.

Extensive stage – An extensive stage SCLC has spread to the other lung, lymph nodes on the other side of the chest, or to distant organs.

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