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LUNG CANCERBY: TJ Monaghan
Little Unknown Facts
Affects millions of people every year.
Leads the cause of cancer death for men and women.
You can get lung cancer without smoking
Causes of Lung Cancer
85% of lung cancer is caused by cigarettes.
Smoke
Chemicals
People who smoke have a 20 times more chance to get cancer then nonsmokers.
Lung Cancer’s Targets
Both men and women
Mostly people over the age of 21
Daily Smokers
Rare, but kids can also get this cancer
Incubation Period
The period can vary
Can be weeks or even years
People get x-rays for other reasons when they find out that they have lung cancer
A lot of people have lung cancer and they don’t even know they have it.
Signs and Symptoms
Can be affected by the lung tumor of even other tumors all over the body.
Coughing
Coughing up blood
Shortness of breath
Chest pains
Diagnosis
Could be a very long process
Chest x-rays
Cat scan on the chest
Lung biopsy to see if the tumor is cancerous
General Information
Chronic; signs might not show up for years
Not communicable; can not get the cancer being around someone who has it.
Once you get the cancer, you can get rid of it but you can also get it back
Is it Preventable?
Lung cancer is the most preventable cancer in the world.
The main way how you can protect it is if you do not smoke.
Stay away from smokers since you can get second hand smoke
Treatment Process
Long and very painful process
Rounds of chemo and radiation
Makes people very tired, weak, and sick
Lung cancer is a terminal disease which kills and affects millions of people every year.
Pictures of Smoker’s Lungs