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    Lung cancer begins in the lungs and is often caused by smoking. There are two main types of lung cancer - small cell lung cancer which occurs mostly in heavy smokers, and non-small cell lung cancer which is more common and includes squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Symptoms can include cough, chest pain, and weight loss. Treatments may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted drugs, and immunotherapy. The best ways to prevent lung cancer are to avoid smoking and secondhand smoke.

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    Lung cancer begins in the lungs and is often caused by smoking. There are two main types of lung cancer - small cell lung cancer which occurs mostly in heavy smokers, and non-small cell lung cancer which is more common and includes squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Symptoms can include cough, chest pain, and weight loss. Treatments may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted drugs, and immunotherapy. The best ways to prevent lung cancer are to avoid smoking and secondhand smoke.

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    Lung cancer begins in the lungs and is often caused by smoking. There are two main types of lung cancer - small cell lung cancer which occurs mostly in heavy smokers, and non-small cell lung cancer which is more common and includes squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Symptoms can include cough, chest pain, and weight loss. Treatments may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted drugs, and immunotherapy. The best ways to prevent lung cancer are to avoid smoking and secondhand smoke.

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    LUNG CANCER

    WHAT IS LUNG CANCER?

    A cancer that begins in the lungs and most often


    occurs in people who smoke.

    TYPES OF LUNG CANCER


    Small cell lung cancer: occurs almost exclusively in heavy
    smokers and is less common than non-small cell lung cancer.
    Non-small cell lung cancer: an umbrella term for several types
    of lung cancers. Non-small cell lung cancers include squamous
    cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and large cell carcinoma.

    CAUSES & SYMPTOMS OF LUNG CANCER


    Causes of lung cancer include Symptoms include cough (often
    smoking, secondhand smoke, with blood), chest pain, wheezing,
    exposure to certain toxins, and and weight loss. These symptoms
    family history. often don't appear until the
    cancer is advanced.

    TREAMENTS
    Treatments vary but may include surgery,
    chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted drug
    therapy, and immunotherapy.

    WAYS TO PREVENT LUNG CANCER


    Stop or avoid smoking
    Avoid secondhand smoking
    Eat a full diet of fruits & vegetables
    Exercise most days of the week
    Avoid carcinogens at work
    Test your home for radon

    SOURCES
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lung-
    cancer/symptoms-causes/syc-20374620?
    utm_source=Google&utm_medium=abstract&utm_conten
    t=Lung-cancer&utm_campaign=Knowledge-panel

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