Inherited Susceptibility to Lung Cancer: What Do We Know?Cristi Radford
Smoking is the primarycause of lung cancer. It contaminates the oxygen in the lungs and hence causes problems. Using other tobacco products like cigars or pipes also increases the risk for lung cancer. Even if you are only an occasional smoker, the risk is still high. As for people who h...
After treatment, some tiny cancer cells may stay in your body. Over time, these cells may divide and grow into a cancer again. Your lung cancer may come back in your lungs. Or it may return in a different part of your body. There are three types of cancer recurrence: Local: The canc...
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It is estimated that the average, healthy adult has over 300 million alveoli. Alveoli are small sacs of tissues in each lung surrounded by capillaries and blood vessels. There is a thin cell layer between the sacs and the surrounding blood vessels. There is also a thin fluid that surrounds ...
Here are virus trends and symptoms to keep in mind. Next:Respiratory 2/15 Credit Respiratory Shortness of breath is a key COVID-19 symptom, and dry cough is another early warning sign. Patients can experience persistent chest pain or pressure as the virus leads to lung inflammation and COVI...
and emotion. The brain stem sits beneath the cerebrum and connects it to the spinal cord. The brain stem houses the structures that are responsible for the unconscious regulation of the body such as wakefulness, heart and lung functions, hunger, temperature control, and swallowing. The cerebellum...
“Heart and lung issues are among the main causes of shortness of breath,”Umashankar Lakshmanadoss, MD, (pictured above, left), an electrophysiologist inour Cincinnati market, says. What is atrial fibrillation? AFib occurs when the heart’s upper chambers beat out of sync with the heart’s...
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revealed she had a chicken bone stuck in her lung. [2]Doctors performed surgery and removed the bone. The simple procedure went smoothly and the woman has recovered fully.With the bone finally removed from her lung, the woman is very happy that she no longer suffers from that annoying ...