Can be chronic, dry, with phlegm, severe or with blood.
What is a cough?
100
specializes in cancer
What is an oncologist?
100
A portion of a lobe, a full lobe, or an entire lung may be removed. The extent of removal depends on the size of the tumor, its location, and how far it has spread.
What is Lung cancer surgery?
100
an addictive habit involving the burning and inhalation of nicotine
What is smoking
100
The incidence of lung cancer is strongly correlated with cigarette smoking, with about 90% of lung cancers arising as a result of tobacco use. The risk of lung cancer increases with the number of cigarettes smoked over time.
What are the biggest causes of lung cancer.
200
weariness from bodily or mental exertion
What is fatigue?
200
uses images to diagnosis and treat disease within the body
What is a radiologist?
200
The most effective treatment for small cell lung cancer. It can help control the growth and spread of the cancer, but it cures lung cancer in only a small number of people.
What is chemotherapy?
200
the inhalation of tobacco smoke from other smokers sharing living or working spaces
what is passive smoking?
200
the number of lung cancer cases per year in the US
What is 200,000
300
reduced desire to eat
What is loss of appetite?
300
treats respiratory tract diseases
What is a pulmonologist?
300
Use of high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
What is radiation treatment.
300
silicate fibers that can persist for a lifetime in lung tissue following exposure to asbestos
What is asbestos fibers?
300
more than half of those diagnosed die within this time frame
What is one year?
400
the state or condition of lacking strength
What is weakness?
400
surgically treats diseases affecting organs inside the chest
What is a cardiothoracic surgeon?
400
Controls cancer pain.
What is the purpose of Cancer pain medication?
400
a natural, chemically inert gas that is a natural decay product of uranium
What is radon gas?
400
the racial/ethnic group most likely to die from lung cancer
What are African-Americans?
500
having vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness
What is hoarseness
500
focuses on improving quality of life for those with severe illnesses
What is palliative medicine?
500
Different types of of lung cancer that have different stages of treatment.
What are cancer stages?
500
pollution from vehicles, industry, and power plants
What is air pollution?
500
the survival rate after lung cancer has already spread to other organs