What Is Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer is also known as carcinoma of the lung, and is uncontrolled cell growth within the lung.
There are two main types of lung cancer, small cell lung cancer (around 15% of cases), and non-small cell cancer (85% of cases).
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the UK, with approximately 40,000 people being diagnosed with the disease each year. Lung cancer occurs more often in men however this is due to men smoking more in the past, and the gap between the genders is shrinking.
The main cause of lung cancer is smoking, which accounts for 80-90% of incidences of the disease.
Other factors include: passive smoking, exposure to materials such as asbestos and radon gas, and a family history of the disease. Age is another major factor, with the large majority of cases taking place in people over the age of 60.
There are indications and signs of lung cancer. These include: a continual cough, breathlessness, coughing up blood, chest pain, weight loss, a hoarse voice, difficulty swallowing, enlarging of finger tips (clubbing), weight loss and fatigue.
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