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Asked for male, 23 years old from Chennai
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Screening for lung cancer:
age group 55-80 years with a history of smoking
united states preventive services task force (uspstf) recommend annual screening for lung cancer with low dose computed tomography in adults aged 55-80 years who have a 30 pack year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within past 15 years. Screening should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or ...more
age group 55-80 years with a history of smoking
united states preventive services task force (uspstf) recommend annual screening for lung cancer with low dose computed tomography in adults aged 55-80 years who have a 30 pack year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within past 15 years. Screening should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or ...more
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Asked for female, 24 years old from Agartala
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Pulmonary circulation is the portion of the cardiovascular system which carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated (oxygen-rich) blood back to the heart.The oxygenated blood then leaves the lungs through pulmonary veins, which return it to the left heart, completing the pulmonary cycle. This blood then enters the left atrium, which pumps it through the bicuspid valve, also called the mitral or left atrioventricular valve, into the left ventricle. From th...more
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Asked for male, 20 years old from Thane
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Eat nutritious food and have adequate fluid intake and take physical rest and For pain take tablet paracetamol 650 mg and Get your vital parameters of the body checked from a nearby doctor and revert back with findings
Asked for male, 23 years old from Tiruvannamalai
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Yes there are screening tests such as a low dose ct scan that can detect lyng cancer early.
Heavy smokers are more likely to develop lung cancer.
Heavy smokers are more likely to develop lung cancer.
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