Lungs are the organs we use for breathing, We require oxygen for our organs to function. Lungs are where the oxygen is absorbed.
What Causes lung cancer ?
- Smoking
- Chemicals such as asbestors
- Without a reason
- A persistent cough or change in a smokers usual cough,
- A bright red or rust colored blood in sputum (phlegm)
- Hoarseness of voice
- Shortness of breath
- A dull ache in the chest or pain while breathing deeply
- General feeling of being unwell such as tiredness and general aches and pains
- Loss of appetite and weight loss
- Chest x-ray
- Blood tests
- Sputum cytology (looking for cancer cells in sputum through micro-scope)
- Bronchoscopy ( A tube that is thin and flexible, like a telescope, that is used look into respiratory passaes)
- CT scan
- Bone scan
What treatment will undergo?
One among below there or all of them
- Surgery
- Radiotherapy
- Chemotherapy
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