Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is a tumor that grows in the lungs is mainly derived from cells in the lungs. But lung cancer can also be derived from cancers in other parts of the body that spreads to the lungs. According to Prof. Dr. Faisal Yunus MD, PhD, FCCP, lung disease experts from RS MH Thamrin, lung cancer is the cancer most frequently occurs, both men and women. This cancer is also one major cause of cancer deaths.
More than 90 percent of lung disease originates from bronchitis or airways into the lungs. This could be called karisnoma cancer 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 strike more than one area in the lungs. But not all cancers or tumors that can be found, there are some lung cancers are less common, among others, adenoma, namely cancer, benign, and malignant cancers classified as sarcomas.

Meanwhile, the lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph system which can be derived from the lung or is spread from other organs. Many cancers that originated from other places that spread to the lungs. This cancer usually comes from the breast, colon, prostate, kidney, thyroid, stomach, cervix, rectum, testicles, bones and skin.
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 lung diseases such as tuberculosis and fibrosis.

Some symptoms that can be seen and felt from this lung cancer, among other things, shortness of breath, persistent cough, coughing out blood, chest pain, sighs, fever, and weight loss. Usually these symptoms will arise when end-stage cancer has been stepped on, which means that smokers will not be aware that he had cancer since a young age. Symptoms of lung diseases that often occur among people usually form a long coughing in people who smoke, difficulty breathing, voice changes than usual, and cough for more than two weeks in people who do not smoke.