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Lung cancer
Lung cancer usually
comes as a tumour
The most
common
way to
get lung
cancer
Is to
smoke
cigarettes are by far the main contributor
to lung cancer, in fact 85% of deaths from
lung cancer are from smoking cigarettes
Symptom are
• Coughing up blood
• Fever
• Weight loss
• Chest pain
• Bone pain
• Difficulty swallowing
Boys Girls
Both genders are equally likely to get lung
cancer
The only treatment
Is surgery, chemotherapy,
and radiation.
If left untreated, this growth
can spread away from the
lung by process of
metastasis
Unfortunately the average
lifespan after being
diagnosed is five years
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