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LUNG CANCER

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Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells thatstart off in one or both lungs; usually in the cells that line theair passages. The abnormal cells do not develop into healthy lung tissue,they divide rapidly and form tumors.

What is Lung Cancer?

Symptoms

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Usually there are no symptoms during the early stages.Whenlung cancer widely spread, following symptoms are observed:

Respiratory symptoms: coughing, coughing up blood, wheezing,or shortness of breathSystemic symptoms: weight loss, weakness, fever, or clubbing ofthe fingernailsSymptoms due to the cancer mass pressing on adjacentstructures: chest pain, bone pain, superior vena cava obstruction,or difficulty swallowing

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Major causes are:

Major Causes

SmokingGeneticsAir PollutionRadon gas

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Major Treatments

lung surgery chemotherapy

radiotherapy bronchoscopy

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We Guru Multispecialty Hospital, Madurai provideworld class diagnosis and treatment for lung cancer

at an affordable rate.