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Bronchogenic carcinoma

Bronchogenic carcinoma: Introduction

Bronchogenic carcinoma: When cells of the lung start growing rapidly in an uncontrolled manner, the condition is called lung cancer . More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Bronchogenic carcinoma is available below.

Symptoms of Bronchogenic carcinoma

• Cough
• Cough with blood
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain
• Hoarseness
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 9 symptoms of Bronchogenic carcinoma

Bronchogenic carcinoma: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Bronchogenic carcinoma:

• Destructive spread to other organs, including the brain, liver, bones
• Pleural effusion
• Pneumonia
• Lung collapse
• Pathological fractures in case of spread to bones
• more complications...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Bronchogenic carcinoma?

• Misdiagnosis of Bronchogenic carcinoma
• Failure to diagnose Bronchogenic carcinoma
• Hidden causes of Bronchogenic carcinoma (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Bronchogenic carcinoma

Causes of Bronchogenic carcinoma

• Smoking (in more than 90% of patients)
• Asbestos exposure
• Halogen ether exposure
• Chronic interstitial pneumonitis
• Inorganic arsenic exposure
• more causes...»

See full list of 8 causes of Bronchogenic carcinoma

More information about causes of Bronchogenic carcinoma:

• Underlying causes of Bronchogenic carcinoma
• Bronchogenic carcinoma as a symptom

Treatments for Bronchogenic carcinoma

• Treatment steps will be determined by the extent of the spread of the disease. The treatment options depend upon TNM staging of the disease
• Pneumonectomy
• Lobectomy
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation may be recommended
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Bronchogenic carcinoma

News Archives for Bronchogenic carcinoma

Medical news articles related to Bronchogenic carcinoma include:

• Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer
• HRT Ups Death Risk for Women With Lung Cancer
• Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancer
• Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
• Urine Test Could Gauge Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk
• Radiation-Chemo Combo Boosts Lung Cancer Outcomes
• Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment
• Single Cell May Produce Multiple Lung Cancer Tumors
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Prognosis for Bronchogenic carcinoma

Prognosis for Bronchogenic carcinoma: If lung cancer is caught in its early stages, the survival rate is approximately 50 percent. The five-year survival rate for all diagnosed lung cancers is 10 to 15 percent.

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