You often cough? Very often so without ceasing, even to bleed? Also shortness of breath, fever, and weight loss? If yes, do not say anything. Do not underestimate these things. That could be a symptom of lung cancer, the silent killer that is still difficult to cure.The lungs are internal organs of the respiratory system and referred to in the air-breathing vertebrates kitara system. Lung function in oxygen exchange of carbon dioxide from the blood system with the help of hemoglobin. This process is known as respiration or breathing. The lungs are located inside the chest cavity, protected by the bony structure and there are rare as pleural lining of the wall containing the pleural fluid.
Lung cancer is a tumor that grows in the lungs are largely derived from cells in the lungs. But lung cancer can also come from cancer in other body parts that spread to the lungs. Lung cancer is the most common cancer in both men and women. This cancer is also one major cause of cancer deaths.
"Rarely people affected by this disease can last for years. At least one year. Lung cancer is not like a cancer in general is still treatable.
More than 90 percent of lung disease originated from bronchitis or airways into the lungs. These cancers can be called karisnoma squamous cell, small cell or karisnoma karisnoma wheat cell, large cell kasrinoma, and adenokarnoma. Karisnoma alveolar cells derived from the alveoli in the lungs. This cancer can be a single growth. But often attack more than one area of the lung. But not all cancers or tumors that can be found, there are some lung cancers are less common, among others, adenoma, namely benign cancers, and sarcomas are classified as malignant cancer.
Meanwhile, the lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph system which can be derived from the lung or is spread from another organ. Many cancers that originated elsewhere that spread to the lungs. This cancer usually comes from the breast, colon, prostate, kidney, thyroid, stomach, cervix, rectum, testicles, bones and skin.
"It is also one of the biggest causes of people affected by lung cancer because of cigarette smoke, both passive and active," explained Prof Dr Faisal. As many as 90 percent of men affected by lung disease from smoking, and about 70 percent suffered by women. The more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk of lung cancer.
Only a small proportion of lung cancer or roughly about 10-15 per cent in men and 5 percent in women are caused by substances that are found or is inhaled in the workplace. "Usually hereditary factors also may increase the lung cancer.
Air pollution as a cause of lung cancer, especially adenokarisinoma and alveolar cell carcinoma occur in people who already have lung scarring due to other pulmonary diseases, such as tuberculosis and fibrosis.
Some symptoms that can be seen and felt from lung cancer, among other things, shortness of breath, persistent cough, coughing out blood, chest pain, wheezing, fever, and weight loss. Usually these symptoms only emerge when the cancer reaches the final stage, which means that smokers will not be aware that he had cancer since a young age. Symptoms of lung diseases that often occur in the society is usually a long coughing in people who smoke, difficulty breathing, the sound has changed from the usual, and cough for more than two weeks in people who do not smoke.
Period of people affected by lung cancer is about 10-15 years. If since the age of 15 years people have been smoking, possibly at the age of 35 or 40 years old man suffering from lung cancer. The diagnosis of lung cancer based on the type of cell types, and signs enough. One way that can be used is to consume antioxidants are compounds that can neutralize free radicals by protecting the body's cells, especially the lungs. But this is a last resort and not a treatment that is 100 percent inhibit or prevent cancer. This is only to reduce cancer risk.
There are several antioxidants that can be consumed, such as Vitamins A, C and E in the form of food supplements. These antioxidants protect the lungs against damage by oxidation and fracture (fr). Some foods such as soy, tofu, tempe, and genistein oncom also contain compounds that are antioxidants and anti-solid tumor, which can stimulate the immune system. Mechanism of action is to stimulate recovery in the recovery of tumor cells into normal cells, especially in lung cancer. Green tea contains bioflavonoids which Epi-Catechin Gallat Gallo is also the strongest antioxidant activity 10 times stronger than vitamin C.
There are several types of treatment for this disease, such as by surgery, chemo and radiation therapy. This type of treatment tailored to the type of cancer, the rate of expansion or spread at the time of diagnosis, and the overall health condition of the patient. Surgery is the primary treatment measures in the early stages of cancer. Patients who undergo surgery can not be switched to radio therapy.
Cure rates of lung cancer is still very good if it is still at an early stage. The problem is extremely rare cancer is detected at this point. If cancer cells have spread to other areas, the choice of treatment is chemo therapy and radio therapy. If cancer is blocking the main air flow, can be used lasers to freeze the tumor or keep open the flow of air with a tube.
