Lung Cancer Health Feed

Pulmonary diseases are some of the most commonly experienced health conditions all over the world. Millions of people suffer due to various causes including genetics, smoking, pollutants and infection. Now lungs are one of the most important and complex organs of the body. They are the apparatus through which oxygen enters and carbon dioxide gets expelled.

Lungs expand and contract on a constant basis to ensure that we can breathe properly. Let us find out more about lung or pulmonary d...more

Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death associated with cancer. It can be described as cancer that originates in the form of abnormal cell division in the lungs. Lung cancer is considered very dangerous as it metastasize very quickly and can spread to all the other organs of the body. The brain, liver, bones and adrenal glands are at the highest risk of lung cancer metastasize. Malignant tumors from other parts of the body may also affect the lungs. In that case, it is not termed as lu...more

The lung cancer is not transferrable from a third person to you. However, there may be increased chances if close relative like your mother is suffering.

Lung cancer is the cancer killer of both men and women in the U.S. When you think of risk factors for lung cancer, what comes to mind? Most of us think about the risk associated with smoking cigarettes, but did you know that air pollution can also cause lung cancer? Overwhelming evidence shows that particle pollution in the outdoor air we breathe like that coming from vehicle exhaust, coal-fired power plants and other industrial sources can cause lung cancer. Particle pollution increases the ris...more

Smoking can cause irreparable damage to your mind and body. Chemicals in the tobacco travel to all parts of the body, leaving no area unaffected. According to available data, smoking causes 30% of all cancer deaths and about 80% deaths from emphysema and bronchitis. In addition to adversely affecting yourself, smoking also has a severe impact on your near and dear ones. According to WHO, about 600,000 people die every year from passive smoking. Out of the deaths that occur due to this, 1/3rd is ...more

Hello .Its difficult to say that it will be curable or not , but definitely Homoeopathic treatment will help to palliate and delay the progress of the disease. You can ask me through private questions.

Hello . ttf1 ( thyroid transcription factor ) is a reliable marker for thyroid and pulmonary adenocarcinoma. p40 is best marker for pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma. these are indicators for type of cancer cell.

COPD, which is short for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is a severe form of lung disease that is characterized by increased breathlessness and obstruction of airflow from the lungs. People who are suffering from COPD are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer, heart diseases and many other conditions. It includes progressive lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, few forms of bronchiectasis and refractory (non-reversible) asthma. The former two are the most common c...more