Want A Good Reason To Quit Smoking, How About Lung Cancer?

The lungs are organs found in the chest cavity. When air enters through our nose or mouth, it passes on

through the trachea, then into the bronchi and
into the lungs. The lungs provide the oxygen that the blood carries to the rest of the body. It is very

important to take care of our lungs so our body has
the oxygen it needs to function properly. Lung cancer is occurs when the cells inside the lungs

malfunction due to certain factors. According to
statistics, smoking causes 87% of all lung cancer. This disease is one of the major causes of death in

America. There are more cases of lung cancer
than all the other types of cancer put together. The more you smoke, the more you are prone to lung

cancer. The disease can be prevented if the
person quits smoking before it is too late. It can also easily go undetected until it is in the advanced

stages. What are the common indications that
you have lung cancer? First, coughing caused by the irritation of the lining of the lungs and blocked

air passages, chest pain, pneumonia, bronchitis,
weight loss and loss of appetite and fatigue are the symptoms of this deadly disease. If the malady gets

worse, it can also cause headaches and pain
in the bones. Smokers are not the only ones prone to lung cancer. The passive smokers, the People who

inhale smoke from other people's
cigarettes, are also prone to contracting it, even if then don't smoke themselves. Particles coming from

asbestos and other industrial carcinogens are
also causes of cancer. But there are more people who acquire it through smoking than for any other

reason. There are two types of cancers. The first
is the small cell cancer. The small cell cancer is the type of cancer that spreads easily during the

first stage of the disease. It is treated by
chemotherapy with uneven results. The non-small cell cancer is the most common. Almost 75% of the cases

of lung cancer fall in this category. It is
divided into four types, squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma and

bronchoaveolar carcinoma. This can de treated with
surgery, followed by chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. It is hard to quit smoking, especially if

you are a chain smoker. Knowing the harmful
effects of smoking to the body is necessary to help you to decide to quit smoking. If you don't want to

get lung cancer in the future, then you better quit
smoking now.

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