In Singapore, lung cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both males and females, accounting for over 13% of all cancers in males and almost 8% of all cancers in females1. Lung cancer is more likely to occur as people get older. Most people with this disease are diagnosed...
Targeted drug therapy is one of the newest cancer treatments. This therapy uses certain drugs that target specific anomalies in lung cancer cells, according to the Mayo Clinic. Medications used include bevacizumab (also known as the brand name Avastin), which stops tumors from creating a new bloo...
Cancer that spreads can cause pain, nausea, headaches, or other signs and symptoms depending on what organ is affected. Once lung cancer has spread beyond the lungs, it's generally not curable. Treatments are available to decrease signs and symptoms and to help y...
Signs of Advanced Stages of Lung Cancer If the cancer has spread from the lungs and to other parts of the body (also known as metastasized), patients may experience localized symptoms elsewhere in the body. “Commonly, lung cancer goes to the three areas outside of the chest: bone, liver...
In the last few decades, several steps forward have been made in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer. The advent of innovative therapies significantly improved both survival outcomes and quality of life of patients with advanced non-s
Signs and Symptoms chest discomfort or pain, persistent cough, trouble breathing, wheezing, bloody sputum loss of appetite, unexplained weight loss fatigue hoarseness, trouble swallowing swelling in the face and/or veins in the neck Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer ...
American Cancer Society. Lung Cancer Risk Factors. Available at:https://www.cancer.org/cancer/lung-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html. Last accessed March 2020. Mayo Clinic. Lung Cancer Symptoms. Available at:http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lung-cancer/basics/symptoms/...
Screening is used to detect lung cancer in people at high risk for the disease before symptoms appear. It involves an imaging test—known as a low radiation dose CT scan of the lungs—to look for signs of cancer, specifically pulmonary nodules. If cancer is found at an early stage, it's...
Paraneoplastic syndromes are signs or symptoms that occur as a result of organ or tissue damage at locations remote from the site of the primary tumor or metastases. Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with lung cancer can impair various organ functions and include neurologic, endocrine, dermatologic, ...
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined.