Lung cancer is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs. It is among the most common cancers of the world and usually noticed more in smokers. Lungs are two spongy organs located in the chest and are a part of the respiratory system. The lungs act as a filter for gases within the body and help in breathing in oxygen and breathing out of carbon dioxide
Signs and symptoms of
thoracic cancer includes:
• Lingering or worsening cough
• Coughing up phlegm or blood
• Bad chest pain that
develops when you breathe deeply, laugh or cough
• Hoarseness of voice
• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing
• Weakness and fatigue
• Loss of appetite and weight loss
• Muscle weakness
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Fluid retention
• High blood pressure
• High blood sugar
What are the Possible
Treatments of Lung Cancer?
The doctor will determine some treatments to remove or
destroy cancer within the lungs and nearby tissues.
These are the
possible treatment for thorax and lung cancer given at Yashoda Cancer Institute, Sanjay Nagar, Ghaziabad:
• Surgical process: The doctor may have to perform surgery to
remove cancerous lung tissue in the lungs and the surrounding areas where
cancer may have spread.
• VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy Surgery) which includes:
• Lobectomy
• Pneumonectomy
• Sleeve Lung
Resection
• Open Surgery:
This type of surgical procedure is recommended for the patient who is not fit
for minimally invasive surgery.
• Radiation therapy:
Involves the use of high-energy waves to kill cancer cells.
• Chemotherapy:
Involves the use of chemotherapy drugs to treat cancer and prevent a
recurrence.
• Targeted therapy:
This therapy targets cancer's specific genes, proteins or the tissue
environment that contributes to cancer growth and survival.
• Immunotherapy:
This therapy involves the use of medicines that prompt the body's immune system
or natural defenses to destroy cancer. A patient might receive a combination of
hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, and/or targeted therapy along with surgery or
radiation. This multidisciplinary approach will help in treating the cancer
cells that are left behind during other forms of treatment. Are There Any Risk
Factors Involved? Some of the major factors that lead to thorax and lung cancer
include:
• Passive Smoking:
Continuous smoking increases the chances of lung cancer by 80 percent.
• Exposure to Radioactive gas.
• Occupational
exposure and pollution: Breathing in hazardous substances such as cadmium,
nickel, arsenic, chromium, some petroleum products, uranium, etc.
• Inherited genetic
mutations: If the family has a medical history of lung cancer.
• Exposure to air pollution: Living in a
place of excessive air pollution.
• HIV infection:
Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
• Radiation therapy
treatment: Has a previous exposure to radiation for breast or chest
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