Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer. Although asymptomatic in the initial stages, symptoms that are visible to the naked eye may develop as the disease progresses. Lung cancer can show certain changes in the way your face looks.
Lung cancer symptoms
Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both of the lungs. These cells do not perform normal functions. It may develop in the upper part of the lung guz Pancoastathe symptoms of which are manifested on the face of the sick person.
These symptoms are called Horner’s syndrome and include:
- drooping or weakening of one eyelid;
- smaller pupil in the same eye;
- one side of the face not sweating.
The reason for the appearance of the above symptoms is compression or destruction by the tumor of the nerve going towards the affected side of the face. Other symptoms of lung cancer include:
- persistent cough;
- coughing up blood;
- repeated shortness of breath;
- unexplained fatigue or weight loss;
- pain when breathing or coughing.
As experts emphasized during the conference on the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, which took place in February 2019, lung cancer is still the most frequently diagnosed malignant neoplasm in Poland, it also leads to the highest number of deaths. In 2018, 20 were ill. Poles. Effective treatment facilitates early diagnosis of the disease.
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Quitting smoking reduces the risk of lung cancer
According to experts, almost 95 percent. lung cancer patients are current and former smokers, as well as passive smokers. Some variants of cancer can also be caused by toxic substances such as asbestos and nickel. Metastatic tumors may also appear within the lungs, mainly breast cancer, kidney cancer or melanoma.
Meanwhile, research by scientists at Vanderbilt University shows that quitting smoking can significantly reduce the risk of lung cancer. It turned out that Five years after quitting smoking, the risk of cancer was reduced by 39%. compared to those who continued to smoke. However, the risk of developing the disease remained high for decades after smoking the last cigarette. Even after 25 years, people who smoked were three times more likely to have lung cancer than non-smokers.
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