Lung Cancer is a common cancer found in people who smoke globally. It is the leading cause for deaths because of cancer not only in United States but also worldwide.
Statistics from the American Cancer Society estimated that in 2018 there will be about 244,000 new cases of lung cancer in the U.S. occurred and over 154,000 deaths were due to the disease. According to the U.S. National Cancer Institute, approximately 6.5% of men and women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer of the lung at some point in their lifetime based on data from 2011–13.
Know Your Lung Cancer: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Lung Cancer is a threat to vast majority of population as it takes lives more than breast cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer combined.
The major cause of lung cancer is smoking and drinking. Even a passive smoker, who does not smoke, may get exposed to this cancer if he/she lives in a smoking zone.
Table of Contents
Adenocarcinomas
Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Large Cell Carcinomas
Small Cell Lung Cancer
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Surgery
Radio Therapy
Chemotherapy
Radio Surgery
Targeted Drugs Surgery
Palliative Care