Respiratory system and thoracic organs (12 contents)
Malignant neoplasm of the bronchus and lung (27 contents)
What kind of cough suggests lung cancer?
One of the possible symptoms of lung cancer is coughing. However, it is well known that coughing varies in nature and many people wonder what type of cough is suggestive of cancer. Coughing is not a...
Inoperable lung cancer: when is surgery not possible and what treatment can then be used?
The diagnosis: inoperable l ung cancer usually causes patients and their relatives a great deal of anxiety. In practice, however, the fact that the lesion cannot be treated surgically does not mean...
Lung cancer - people who have never smoked can get the disease too
Lung cancer is linked to cigarette smoking for a reason - the harmful habit is one of the main risk factors for this cancer. However, despite appearances, lung cancer can also occur in people who...
Does cigarette smoke increase cancer risk?
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer and accounts for up to 85% of all types of cancer. Recent studies show that long-term exposure to cigarette smoke makes the lungs more...
New reports on aggressive forms of lung cancer
Lung cancers are generally classified as conditions where the prognosis of patients is rather poor. It is forthis reason that various studies are still being carried out to gain even more insight...
Pneumonectomy: when is it performed and how does a lung resection affect patients' lives?
Lung resection (pneumonectomy) is sometimes performed on patients with lung cancer, but it can also be performed on patients with other diseases. Living with only one lung - happily - is possible,...
The most dangerous cancer of the respiratory system: small cell lung cancer
Small-cell lung cancer is the type of respiratory cancer whose diagnosis causes the most concern. There is a reason for this - the condition is usually only diagnosed when the cancer has already...
Blood tests and estimation of the nature of lung nodules
Various nodules can be detected in patients - not infrequently by chance. Particularly feared are those nodules that appear within the lungs - after all, they may even be cancerous. In...
Smoke? Get up, get down!
Smoking gives many people pleasure. One innocent cigarette makes a huge revolution in our lives. Every subsequent one shortens them by about 15 minutes. Scientists have proven that smoking is the...
