lung cancer padlet by MAX MUCHA https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20 en-us 2018-11-01 14:28:32 UTC 2025-11-06 02:49:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Important facts/Intro for Lung Cancer jpierre34 https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299389737 What is Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer is when your abnormal cells grow too fast and out of control inside of your lungs and spread to other parts of your body such as your tissue.

What does it do to you?
One thing that lung cancer could do to your body is infect your tissue and form tumors. Lung cancer can affect most of the respiratory system. Non Small Cell lung cancer cells can spread to the brain and decrease you survival level.]]> 2018-11-01 14:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299389737 Facts lschmidt68 https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299391818 1. Nearly 155,000 people lose their lives to lung cancer annually.

2. Every 3.4 minutes,  someone dies to lung cancer.

3. Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer among women.

4. The relative risk from smoking has increased over time, even though a decrease in common smoking and the average number of cigarettes consumed per smoker.

 5 . cigarettes consumed per smoker have gone up by close to ten times the amount, for women, compared to more than doubling for men, meaning both men and women are now equally likely to die from a smoking-related disease.
]]> 2018-11-01 14:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299391818 Causes of Lung Cancer vtheys03 https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299391896 1. Smoking
smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer. It causes about 90 percent of lung cancer cases. Tobacco smoke contains many chemicals that are known to cause lung cancer.  If you are a former smoker, your risk is decreased, but has not gone away completely—you can still get lung cancer. Nonsmokers also can be affected by smoking. Breathing in secondhand smoke puts you at risk for lung cancer or other illnesses.

2. Radon exposure
Radon exposure is the second-leading cause of lung cancer. Radon is a colorless, odorless radioactive gas. One out of every 15 homes in the U.S. is subject to radon exposure. Exposure to radon combined with cigarette smoking seriously increases your lung cancer risk.

3. Hazardous Chemicals
Exposure to certain hazardous chemicals poses a lung cancer risk. Working with materials such as asbestos, uranium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, nickel and some petroleum products is especially dangerous.]]> 2018-11-01 14:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299391896 Symptoms and Signs of Someone Having Lung Cancer jpierre34 https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299395264
  • A cough that does not go away or gets worse.
  • Coughing up blood or rust-colored sputum (spit or phlegm)
  • Chest pain that is often worse with deep breathing, coughing, or laughing.
  • Hoarseness.
  • Weight loss and loss of appetite.
  • Shortness of breath.
  • Feeling tired or weak.
    • ]]>     2018-11-01 14:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299395264     what lung cancer can look like vtheys03 https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299536320 2018-11-01 18:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299536320 vtheys03 https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299537200 Healthy v.s. Unhealthy lung ]]> 2018-11-01 18:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299537200 Risk factors vtheys03 https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299537902 2018-11-01 18:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299537902 Group lschmidt68 https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299790531 While more men die from lung cancer than women, it is still a common form of cancer for both genders. According to cancer.org, in 2018 there have been about 154,050 deaths due to lung cancer. Of these deaths, 83,550 were men, and 70,500 were women. In both men and women, lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death. These deaths aren't just smokers though, even non- smokers can develop these illnesses. ]]> 2018-11-02 14:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299790531 Prevention vtheys03 https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299792126 1.Don’t smoke
    The most important thing you can do to prevent lung cancer is to not start smoking, or to quit if you smoke
    2.Get your home tested for radon
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends that all homes be tested for radon
    3. Avoid secondhand smoke
    Make your home and car smoke-free.

    ]]>     2018-11-02 14:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299792126     Treatments lschmidt68 https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299797998 One treatment option is surgery. During these surgery's the main goal is to get the tumor out of your body. However, sometimes people catch the cancer too late, which makes the surgery even more dangerous than it already is. Another treatment option is different types of therapy, including radiation therapy. Radiation therapy delivers high energy x- rays that destroy cancer cells. One more type of treatment for lung cancer is chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is therapy which involves the use of drugs. ]]> 2018-11-02 14:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmucha04/5bo1sygxob20/wish/299797998