Causes
What is the most common cause?
Smoking
Name 4 symptoms of lung cancer.
Persistent Cough, coughing up blood, shortness of breath, chest pain, wheezing, bone pain
How many types of lung cancer?
Two
How many stages?
Name two types of treatment.
Radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery, targeted therapy
Name 2 things that cause lung cancer.
Smoking, air pollution, environmental factors, genetics
What comes out when someone with lung cancer is coughing?
Blood
Name one type of lung cancer.
Non-small Cell and Small Cell
Lung
What treatment is NOT recommended for SCLC?
Surgery
What percentage of smoking is responsible for all lung cancers?
80-90%
Name one type of pain that happens during lung cancer.
Bone pain, Chest pain
Which lung cancer cell spreads quickly into the other parts of the body?
Small Cell
What happens in stages 2 and 3?
Cancer cells spread to tissues and lymph nodes
What is the primary treatment for Small Cell Lung Cancer?
Chemotherapy
True or False. Secondhand smoke creates a health risk for nonsmoking adults and children.
True
Does a person lose weight or gain weight during lung cancer?
Lose weight
Which lung cancer cell grows slowly?
Non-small cell
What happens during stage 4?
Spreads to other parts of the body.
What does radiation therapy use?
High x-rays to kill the dividing cancer cell of lung cancer
True or False. African Americans have the lowest risk for lung cancer.
False. African Americans have the highest risk for lung cancer.
Yes or No. Is a headache a symptom of lung cancer?
Yes.
Which type is more common?
Non-small cell
Which stage has the most decreased life expectancy?
Stage four
What does chemotherapy use?
Chemicals to kill the dividing cancer cell.