Gender & Lung Cancer

What is lung cancer? Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. These types are diagnosed based on how the cells look under a microscope. (i) Types of Lung Cancer (ii) Stages of cancer (iii) Symptoms of lung cancer Symptoms of lung cancer that may occur elsewhere in the body: NSCLC SCLC Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) Headaches Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Limited Unsteady gait or memory loss Stage 1 Stage Facial swelling only in lungs and not in one side of the chest, Large cell Shoulder or back pain Bone or joint pain lymph nodes involving just one part of the lung and near lymph nodes carcinoma Symptoms of lung cancer that are in the chest area: Squamous cell carcinoma + + Extensive Persistent or intense coughing Coughing up phlegm or mucus Coughing up blood A change in color or volume of sputum Neck swelling Stage 2 Stage in lungs and spread to other regions of the chest or other near the lymph nodes parts of the body. Shortness of breath Adenocarcinoma Changes in the voice or being hoarse Harsh sounds with each breath (stridor) Legend: Recurrent bronchitis or pneumonia Chest pain (ii) Definitions of terms Stage 3 Lymph node Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of the 15% dn in lungs and has spread to lymph nodes Other symptoms in the body: lung cancers. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) makes Fatigue and general weakness of the lung cancers and its most likely cause is by smoking. Lymph tumor Loss of appetite or unexplained weight loss Adenocarcinoma: Most common form of lung cancer in the United States among both men and women. Muscle wasting (also known as cachexia) Lung tumor + Stage 4 Bone fractures not related to accidental injury Bleeding and blood clots spread to both lungs, Other organs Squamous cell carcinoma: Also called epidermoid carcinoma) forms in the lining of the bronchial tubes. around the lungs and other organs The lack of variability in survival in developed and II developing countries, the highest and lowest mortality rates II are estimated in the same regions, both in men and women. Lungs Large cell carcinomas: non-small cell lung cancers that are neither adenocarcinomas nor epidermoid cancers +