Lung Cancer Awareness
Peter Jennings, 66, ABC News Anchor, lung cancer, deceased
What Are The Risks?
1 In 10 Men Who Smoke Will Develop Lung Cancer 1 In 5 Women Who Smoke Will Develop Lung Cancer
As the number one cancer killer, lung cancer will kill more than 160,000 Americans this year alone, causing more deaths than breast, prostate, colon, liver, kidney cancers and melanoma combined.
Carrie Hamilton, 38, actress, Carol Burnett's daughter, deceased
When a person has lung cancer, cells in the lungs grow out of control. More people die from lung cancer than from any other kind of cancer. More women die each year of lung cancer than of breast cancer.
William Talman, 53, actor (Perry Mason's adversary) lung cancer, deceased
Wilhelmina Cooper, 40, modeling pioneer, lung cancer, deceased
What Causes Lung Cancer?
Smoking causes almost all lung cancer. The more you smoke and the longer you smoke, the more likely you are to have lung cancer.
Allen Carr: anti-smoking guru “Stop Smoking the Easy way”, just diagnosed with lung cancer
This is the scar left behind when your lung is removed
What Are The Signs Of Lung Cancer?
A cough that does not go away Chest pain Weight loss Not feeling hungry Coughing up bloody mucus Trouble breathing Freddy Fender, 69, known for Hoarseness Hispanic/pop, country western and blues, lung Lots of lung infections, cancer, deceased such as pneumonia
These symptoms may Gary Cooper, be caused by lung 61, actor, lung cancer or by other cancer, deceased conditions. It is important to check with a doctor if you have symptoms because only a doctor can make a diagnosis. Don't wait to feel pain. Early cancer usually doesn't cause pain.
Susan Hayward, 55, actress, lung cancer, deceased
How Is Lung Cancer Found?
Chest x-ray or scans to check for spots on the lungs. Looking at coughed up cells under a microscope. A doctor can use a small, flexible tube with a camera that is put into the airways. It checks for parts of the lung that don't look normal and takes samples of tissues.
Vincent Schiavelli, 57, Actor, lung cancer, deceased
Eric Carr, 41, musician (Kiss drummer) lung cancer, deceased
There Are Two Kinds Of Lung Cancer:
Small cell lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer. Each kind of lung cancer grows and spreads in different ways and is treated differently. If you smoke “lite” or “ultra-lite” cigarettes, you are at GREATER risk of lung cancer than if you smoke regulars.
Nat "King" Cole, 45, singer, lung cancer, deceased
Metastatic lung cancer is cancer that has spread from the lung to another part of the body. Lung cancer may spread to other organs of the body, such as the bones, brain, or liver. When it does this, doctors say it has metastasized. When cancer spreads from its original location in the lung to another part of the body such as the brain, it is called metastatic lung cancer, not brain cancer.
Jimmy Dorsey, 53, musician, band leader, lung cancer, deceased
Yul Brynner, 70, lung cancer, deceased
Stages Of Lung Cancer:
"Stage" means how far the cancer
has spread. Sometimes lung cancer is found early and it is only in the lungs. Other times it has spread to other parts of the body. When lung cancer is found, the doctor will do tests to see how far the cancer has spread. The test will help the doctor decide which treatments to suggest. How well those treatments work depends on how far the cancer has spread.
Dana Reeves, 44, Christopher Reeves widow, deceased
How Is Lung Cancer Treated?
Surgery--an operation to take out the cancer. Chemotherapy--drugs that kill cancer cells. Roger Maris, 51, baseball player (N.Y. Yankees) lung Radiation--high-dose xcancer, deceased rays that kill cancer cells. You might need two or more of these Barbara Bel Geddes, 82, best treatments. known for her role in the
classic television show, Dallas. Deceased.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer John Wayne, 72, lung death in men cancer, deceased and women in the United States. It occurs most often between the ages of 55 and 65, but can Wayne McLaren, 51, "Marlboro Cowboy" also occur as lung cancer young as age 25.
Using ANY tobacco products has been shown to cause cancer. In fact, smoking tobacco, using smokeless tobacco, and being exposed regularly to second-hand tobacco smoke are responsible for a large number of cancer deaths in the U.S. Each year.
Duke Ellington, 75, lung cancer, deceased
Carl Wilson, 51, musician (Beach Boys) lung cancer, deceased
Before cigarette smoking became popular in the early part of the 20th century, doctors rarely, if ever, saw patients with lung cancer. But today, lung cancer is the leading cause of death by cancer. Nearly 90 percent of people with lung cancer developed it because they smoked cigarettes.
Desi Arnaz, 69 lung cancer, deceased Lucy died at age 77 of acute aortic aneurysm which is also tobacco related
Eddie Rabbitt, 56, singer/song writer, lung cancer, deceased
Stopping smoking greatly reduces your risk for developing lung cancer. After you stop, your risk levels off. Ten years after the last cigarette, the risk of dying from lung cancer drops by 50 percent -- which
Roger Miller, 56, singer/songwriter, lung/throat cancer, deceased
does not mean, however, that risk is eliminated. Eddie Kendricks, 52,
singer (Temptations), lung cancer, deceased
The likelihood that a smoker will develop lung cancer is Doug McLure, 56, related to: TV actor (The
Virginian), lung The age smoking cancer, deceased began; How long the person smoked; The number of cigarettes, pipes, or cigars smoked per day; How deeply the smoker inhaled. Walt Disney, 65, lung cancer, deceased
Average annual number of U.S. Deaths attributable to cigarette smoking, 1997– 2001 - (total average number: 437,902)
Betty Grable, 56, "pin-up" girl, actress, lung cancer, deceased
King George VI, 56, Father of Queen Elizabeth II, lung cancer, deceased
The Princess Margaret, 62, sister to Queen Elizabeth II, lung cancer, deceased
Singer/songwriter Chris Whitley,45, lung cancer, deceased Paul Gleason, Trading Places and The Breakfast Club, 67, mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos, deceased
If you smoke, try to quit. If you don't smoke, don't start. Stay away from other people who are smoking. Breathing other people's smoke can cause lung cancer too.
Jim Varney, 50, comedian (Ernest) lung cancer, deceased
Lon Chaney, 47, actor/director lung cancer, deceased
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