Lung Cancer…

The nature of:

Just a few facts to get us started…

Lung Cancer

• ~200,000 people in the US were diagnosed with lung cancer in 2010

• ~107,164 men and ~93,980 women

• ~160,000 people in the US died from lung cancer• ~87,698 men and ~70,550 women

• On average 1 in 13 men and 1 in 16 women will develop lung cancer in their lifetime

• Estimated 159,260 Americans are expected to die from lung cancer in 2014

So what is the nature of lung cancer?

Carcinogens that lead to lung cancer include things such as: radiation to chest area, asbestos, and tobacco.Unfortunately, the majority of lung cancers are diagnosed too late for curative treatments - tumors have already metastasized. The early symptoms of lung cancer include chronic cough, congestion, and illness that doesn’t go away.Currently little to no preventative screenings to detect lung cancer in its early stages… Explains why it is often diagnosed too late.

small cell

carcinoma

• cancer that begins in the lung’s lining

squamous cell carcino

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• cancer that begins in squamous cells

Adeno-carcino

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• cancer that begins in the cells that line the alveoli

3types of

lung cancer

Lung cancer & tobacco…

• Cigarettes contain over 4,000 chemicals/carcinogens • Smoking damages the cilia in lungs… leads to

carcinogens from smoking cigarettes staying trapped in your lungs.

• Leads to chronic infections or worst, lung cancer. • Research has shown that non-smokers who reside with

a smoker have a 24% increase in risk for developing lung cancer when compared with other non-smokers.

• Estimated 3,000 lung cancer deaths occur each year in the U.S. that are attributable to secondhand smoke.

• IF YOU HAVE LUNGS YOU ARE AT RISK OF LUNG CANCER!

The primary cause of lung cancer is tobacco use

Treatment options…Surg

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• Surgery is used when the removal of the cancer from the lung is the safest way to get rid of the cancer.

Radia

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on therapy uses high energy x-rays or other particles to kill the cancer cells in the lungs.

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• Chemo-therapy uses drugs that kill cancer cells by preventing them from growing and dividing.

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• Targeted therapy focuses on the things that help the cancer grow and survive, such as specific genes, proteins, & tissue.

Preventable?

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DON’T smoke

STOP smoking if you already do

Avoid secondhand smoke whenever

possible

Stay away from dangerous

chemicals/toxins with known carcinogens

Actually, yes, in some cases.

Where to turn after the diagnosis…

Free to Breathe: website devoted to lung cancer. It provides information about lung cancer anywhere from

understanding the diagnosis, to treatment, to other sources such as financial support.

Lungcancer.org: Non-profit organization that provides support for lung cancer patients. Info on this site ranges

anywhere from support groups to financial assistance. Lung.org: Provides information about where to get

support; people can sign up to volunteer, donate money, and review current research on lung cancer.

Cancer.org: Designed to help people learn about cancer in general, help them find support and treatments, and get

more information in general about cancers.

ACOR.org: Website designed to help people find online resources for certain cancers

Cancer Support Community: Information about cancer & resources for friends and family members of cancer

patients. There are links for the viewer to "get involved" and there is a link for recent news on cancer. Cancer1source.org: Resource for cancer people to learn,

donate, and get help. It could be good for people with OR without cancer.

http://www.freetobreathe.org/about-us/who-we-are

http://www.lungcancer.org/

http://www.lung.org/associations/states/colorado/lung-disease/lung-cancer-resources.html

http://www.acor.org/

http://www.cancer.org/

http://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/

http://cancer1source.org/

• http://youtu.be/CnT5c22UE-w

• http://youtu.be/GEWky9PEroU

Anti Smoking Campaigns…

Lung cancer doesn’t discriminate…

Lung cancer doesn’t discriminate…If you smoke around your children you might as well be

suffocating them.

Lung cancer doesn’t discriminate…

Lung cancer doesn’t discriminate…

Cancer doesn’t care…

Jennifer Super9/14/1974 – 1/10/2014

Diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer at just

37 years old.Spread to lymph nodes, brain, and

breast before it took her.

Died at the too-young age of 39 years old.

PLEASE:don’t start smoking if

you aren’t a smoker&

stop smoking if you are!