7 LUNGS CANCER CAUSES

Definition :

Lung cancer is a disease with a characteristic that is uncontrolled growth of cells in the lung tissue. The growth of these cells can spread to organs outside the lungs through a process called metastasis.

Signs and Symptoms

The signs and symptoms of lung cancer include :

• The symptoms of the respiratory tract with symptoms such as coughing up blood, shortness of breath or shortness of breath.
• Systemic symptoms: weight loss, fever, mace on finger nails or frequent fatigue.

• Symptoms due to pressure in the local area: chest pain, bone pain, superior vena cava obstruction and difficulty when swallowing.

If the cancer grows around the airways, these circumstances may hinder the flow of air, causing asphyxiation. These barriers can lead to the accumulation of secretions behind the blockage, and lead to pneumonia.

Tumors in the uppermost portion of the lung, known as Pancoast tumors, may invade the local part of the sympathetic nervous system, thus causing Horner syndrome (the fall of the eyelid and a small pupil on the side), and also cause damage to the brachial plexus.

Most lung cancer symptoms (loss of appetite, weight loss, fever, fatigue) are not specific.

Most people, the cancer has spread from its current location when the symptoms arise and come to the doctor. General location of distribution including the brain, bone, adrenal glands, lungs beside, heart, pericardium, and kidneys. Approximately 10% of patients with lung cancer have no symptoms at diagnosis; This cancer is found incidentally on chest X-ray examination.

Causes :

1. Lung cancer developed following genetic damage to DNA. Damage to these genetics affect the normal function of cells, including cell proliferation, programmed cell death (apoptosis) and DNA repair. As more damage accumulates, the risk of cancer growing.
2. It is estimated that 8 to 14% of patients with lung cancer are caused by hereditary factors. In people who have relatives affected by lung cancer, the risk increases to 2.4 times. This is caused by the combination of genes.

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