Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Symptoms of Lung Cancer- And How To Stop Smoking

Lung cancer may cause a number of symptoms, a cough is one of the more common symptom and is likely to occur when a tumor grows and block an air passage. Another symptom is chest pain which feels like a constant ache that may or may not be related to coughing.

Nonsmall lung cancer-epidermoid carcinoma-makes up about 33% of all lung cancer.

Adenorcarcinoma accounts for 25 percent of all lung cancer.

Large cell carcinoma makes up about 16 percent of all lung cancer.

Small cell lung cancer-makes up about 20-25 percent of all cases. It is a rapidly growing cancer that spreads very early to other organs-generally found in the heavy smokers.


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