Lung cancers

After shedding little light on breast cancer in one of our previous articles, breast cancer a very common cancer mostly found in woman.
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Today we will be looking into lung cancer as the most dangerous form of cancers in human.

Lung cancer may arise from proliferation of any cells of the lung, but most of it are caused squamous epithelium cell of the lungs and pleural(house) of the lungs.

Image of an healthy lung and an affected lungs

Occurrence as shown that most of the affected people are old people, an average of 65 years

This malignancy is so dangerous that it can't be diagnosed till the situation has proven worst.

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Lung cancer is easily metastasised through many pathways to the body organs like adrenal gland, bone, blood vessels.
These carcinoma can easily flow to the heart.
I believe you know what is next?

Detection of this malignancy may be through chest x-ray therapy , chemotherapy

X-ray of an effected lung

• Causes of lung cancers(risk factors)

Most of the risk factor is smoking.
90% of smokers have high risk of getting lung cancers. Most especially tobacco, it contains more than 3,000 compounds which are delicate to our system. Most of the carcinogens include

• Nicotine with its addictive effect

• Benzene

• carbon monoxide

• Polycyclic hydrocarbons

• Arsenic and lead

Passive smokers also inhale quarters of these chemical.
You agree with me cigarette will also cause same effects.

• Exposure to asbestos.
Asbestos fibres cause many forms of cancers to the body, ranging from lung cancers to epithelioma( cancer of the epithelium linings) including pleural cancer and peritoneal cancers.

• Exposure to radon gas
Radon being radioactive and common in the society causes lung cancers by radiation when inhaled

Other causes include; family history and air pollution.

Symptom of lung cancers include
• Referred chest pain (Angina pectoralis)
• Cough
• Difficulty in breathing