https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1 Lung Cancer en-us 2019-04-25 14:44:43 UTC 2019-04-26 15:29:47 UTC hello@padlet.com jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354153075 Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the lungs. ]]> 2019-04-25 15:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354153075 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354155367 Lung cancer is not transmissible directly from one person to another.]]> 2019-04-25 15:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354155367 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354156746 3 common symptoms are, cough (often with blood), chest pain, and weight loss. Most symptoms only show up when the lung cancer is advanced.]]> 2019-04-25 15:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354156746 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354158582 3 common causes are Tobacco smoking (leading cause), exposure to second hand smoke, and air pollution.]]> 2019-04-25 15:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354158582 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354201961 In the early 20th century lung cancer was considered relatively rare. Even nurses in the hospital smoked inside until JCAHO announced its tobacco control standard in September 1991. Now, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, among both men and women. ]]> 2019-04-25 17:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354201961 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354203745 The most obvious one, DON'T SMOKE! Avoid second hand smoke at all costs. Exercise regularly and eat healthy foods. ]]> 2019-04-25 17:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354203745 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354264089 Most people diagnosed with lung cancer are 65 and older. Men are more likely to get this cancer. Black men are about 20% more likely to develop lung cancer, than white men. In contrast, the risk of getting lung cancer in woman is about 30% lower in black women than in white women.]]> 2019-04-25 19:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354264089 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354266716 Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, or a combination of these treatments]]> 2019-04-25 19:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354266716 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354486738 2019-04-26 15:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354486738 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354488092 2019-04-26 15:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354488092 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354489453 2019-04-26 15:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354489453 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354493057 2019-04-26 15:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354493057 jflynn32 https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354494304 2019-04-26 15:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jflynn32/dh165fwc7wv1/wish/354494304