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Lung cancer: Introduction
Cancer of the lung is mostly related to smoking or tobacco use. Because of the prevalence of these practices, lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Some of the symptoms include chronic cough, coughing up blood, or chest pain. However, patients with only persistent coughing do not always seek medical advice early enough. Even when they do, lung cancer is sometimes misdiagnosed as something less harmful, making lung cancer the 4th most claimed malpractice injury.
Symptoms of Lung cancer
- Chronic coughing - a common early symptom
- Coughing up blood
- Worsening cough
- Chronic chest pain
- Fever
- more symptoms...»
See full list of 38 symptoms of Lung cancer
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Lung cancer:
- Smoking-Related Disorders: Home Testing:
- Lung & Respiratory Health Tests:
- more tests...»
Lung cancer: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Lung cancer:
- Metastatic lung cancer
- Fluid around the heart (pericardial effusions), which can cause shortness of breath
- more complications...»
Medical Textbooks Online about Lung cancer
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Diagnostic Tests for Lung cancer
Test for Lung cancer in your own home
Click for TestsSee full list of 17 diagnostic tests for Lung cancer
Wrongly Diagnosed with Lung cancer?
- Misdiagnosis of Lung cancer
- Failure to diagnose Lung cancer
- Hidden causes of Lung cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
- Undiagnosed: Lung cancer
Lung cancer: Self Assessment Tools
- Exercise -- Self Assessment Tools
- Smoking -- Self Assessment Tools
- Chronic Lung Disorders -- Self Assessment Tools
- more tools...»
Lung cancer: Medical Mistakes
- COPD -- Health Mistakes
- Emphysema -- Health Mistakes
- Smoking -- Health Mistakes
- Asthma -- Health Mistakes
- Allergies -- Health Mistakes
- more mistakes...»
Lung cancer: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers
Products, offers and promotion categories available for Lung cancer:
Lung cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
- Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
- more undiagnosed conditions...»
Misdiagnosis and Lung cancer
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer...read more »
differentiate the causes of hemoptysis: Hemoptysis is the presence of blood in the sputum. Hemoptysis is graded according to the volume of blood. It points out to pathology in the lungs. The source of the bleeding...read more »
Read more about Misdiagnosis and Lung cancer
Lung cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists
Research related physicians and medical specialists:
- Lung Health Specialists (Pulmonologist):
- more specialists...»
Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:
- Rate Your Doctor Online
- Research Your Doctor Online
- Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
- Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.
Hospitals & Clinics: Lung cancer
Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Lung cancer:
Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »
Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Lung cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
- 50 Best Hospitals Report
- Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
- Women's Health Best Hospitals
- Patient Safety
- Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)
Lung cancer: Rare Types
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
- Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
- more rare diseases...»
Causes of Lung cancer
- Metastatic lung cancer - many lung cancers result from metastasis of other cancers.
- more causes...»
See full list of 27 causes of Lung cancer
More information about causes of Lung cancer:
- Underlying causes of Lung cancer
- Lung cancer as a complication caused by other conditions
- Lung cancer as a symptom
- Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Lung cancer
- Cause statistics for Lung cancer
Treatments for Lung cancer
- Surgery
- Lung segmental resection - also called a "wedge resection"
- Lobectomy - remove an entire lobe of a lung
- Pneumonectomy (lung removal)
- Cryosurgery
- more treatments...»
See full list of 21 treatments for Lung cancer
Latest Treatments for Lung cancer
- Surgical resection
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy
- Analgesics
- Cisplatin
- more treatments...»
See full list of 16 latest treatments for Lung cancer
News Archives for Lung cancer
Medical news articles related to Lung cancer include:
- Hycamtin Approved for Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer
- 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
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Lung cancer
Medical research articles related to Lung cancer include:
- Screening for lung cancer
- Postoperative radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer
- Pemetrexed (Alimta) - In combination with cisplatin for the first line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Endoscopic ultrasound and fine needle aspiration for lung cancer
- Platinum versus non-platinum chemotherapy regimens for small cell lung cancer
- more research...»
Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database
Videos for Lung cancer
Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer
Clinical trials are important to the development of new lung cancer treatments. How can they help you?
Bone Comp Lung
When lung cancer spreads to the bone it can cause severe pain and weak bones. Learn how these bone complications can be treated and even prevented,...
New Lung Cancer Therapies
New therapies are improving the survival rates for patients with lung cancer. How do these treatments work?
Understanding Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer, the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the US, will be diagnosed in over 169,000 people this year. Avoiding tobacco...
Patient Surveys for Lung cancer
- Patient Profile Survey
Take Survey View Results - Survey about the symptoms of your Lung cancer
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Prognosis for Lung cancer
Prognosis for Lung cancer: It depends upon the histological type of cancer, the stage (degree of spread), and the patient's performance status . Only about 2% of those diagnosed with lung cancer that has spread to other areas of the body are alive five years after the diagnosis, although the survival rates for lung cancers diagnosed at a very early stage are higher, with approximately 49% surviving for five years or longer.
More about prognosis of Lung cancer
Reseach about Lung cancer
Visit our research pages for current research about Lung cancer treatments.
Clinical Trials for Lung cancer
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Lung cancer include:
- Differentiation of Malig. & Ben. Solitary Pulm. Nodules & Prediction of Clin. Outcome Using Perfus. Analysis of DCEMRI - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Yoga-Based Cancer Rehabilitation Program - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Phase I/II Study of Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Medically Inoperable NSCLC or Metastatic Lung Tumours - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- The Utility of FDG-PET for Radiation Treatment in NSCLC - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Phase II Trial of a 96-Hour Continuous Infusion of Paclitaxel Followed by Cisplatin for Patients With Stage III/IV and Relapsed NSCLC - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- more trials...»
See full list of 1088 Clinical Trials for Lung cancer
Prevention of Lung cancer
Prevention information for Lung cancer has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Lung cancer.
- Quit smoking
- Avoid second-hand smoke
- Test your house for radon
- Avoid asbestos
- more preventions...»
Read more about prevention of Lung cancer
Statistics for Lung cancer
- Medical statistics for Lung cancer
- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Lung cancer
- Death and Mortality statistics for Lung cancer
- Society statistics for Lung cancer
Lung cancer: Broader Related Topics
Types of Lung cancer
- Primary lung cancer - see categorization by cell types affected:
- Small Cell Lung Cancer - also Small cell carcinomas or "oat cell" cancers
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - more common than small cell lung cancer; there are various non-small cell subtypes:
- Squamous cell carcinoma (lung) - also called "epidermoid carcinoma".
- Adenocarcinomas (lung)
- more types...»
See full list of 8 Types of Lung cancer
Curable Types of Lung cancer
Possibly curable types of Lung cancer include:
- Non- small cell lung cancer
- Adenocarcinoma of lung
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Large cell carcinoma
- more types...»
Rare Types of Lung cancer:
Rare types of Lung cancer include:
- Non- small cell lung cancer
- Adenocarcinoma of lung
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Large cell carcinoma
- Pancoast's tumour
- Small cell carcinoma
- Small cell lung cancer
- more types...»
Stories from Users Related to Lung cancer
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Definitions of Lung cancer:
Carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
- Lung cancer
- What is Lung cancer?
- Online Medical Textbooks for Lung cancer
- Prevalence and Incidence of Lung cancer
- Videos related to Lung cancer
- Prognosis of Lung cancer
- Types of Lung cancer
- Causes of Lung cancer
- Risk Factors for Lung cancer
- Symptoms of Lung cancer
- Diagnostic Tests for Lung cancer
- Diagnosis of Lung cancer
- Signs of Lung cancer
- Complications of Lung cancer
- Misdiagnosis of Lung cancer
- Undiagnosed Lung cancer
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Lung cancer
- Medical Malpractice and Lung cancer
- Associated Conditions of Lung cancer
- Treatments for Lung cancer
- Alternative Treatments for Lung cancer
- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Lung cancer
- Prevention of Lung cancer
- Cure Research for Lung cancer
- Deaths from Lung cancer
- Statistics about Lung cancer
- Statistics by Country for Lung cancer
- Medical News Summaries About Lung cancer
- Hospital Statistics for Lung cancer
- Books about Lung cancer
- Articles about Lung cancer
- Glossary for Lung cancer
- Clinical Trials for Lung cancer
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