How does lung cancer affect the body?
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Published 2022-01-11
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MEDICAL ANIMATION TRANSCRIPT: You or someone you care about may have been diagnosed with lung cancer. This video will help you understand more about lung cancer and how it affects your body. Your lungs are a pair of organs inside your chest that allow you to breathe. You inhale oxygen, which all cells need. Then you exhale a waste gas called carbon dioxide. This gas exchange happens inside tiny air sacs in your lungs. Lung cancer is a disease in which normal lung cells change into harmful abnormal cells called cancer cells. Cancer cells multiply to form clusters called tumors. These tumors grow and destroy healthy lung tissue. Lung cancer may spread to other parts of your body through blood or lymph fluid-- a natural substance that helps gather unwanted waste material from your body. There are two main types of lung cancer. Small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. They are named for the kinds of cells in the cancer, and how they look under a microscope. Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer. Small cell lung cancer is the most aggressive type of lung cancer. It grows and spreads more quickly. The most important risk factor for lung cancer is smoking. Other risk factors include breathing secondhand smoke, exposure to radon, having a family history of lung cancer, HIV infection, exposure to harmful chemicals, such as asbestos, and air pollution. Lung cancer may have no symptoms in its early stages. When symptoms do appear, they may include chronic cough, chest pain, trouble breathing, coughing up blood, hoarseness, loss of appetite, trouble swallowing, weight loss, tiredness, and facial or neck swelling. If you have lung cancer, your doctor will need to determine the stage or progression of the disease to help plan your treatment. Non-small cell lung cancer has many stages. In the occult stage, cancer cells are found only in lung fluids. In Stage 0, abnormal or cancer cells are found in the lining of the airways. By Stage 1, a small tumor is found. Then in Stage 2, the cancer has grown or spread to nearby lymph nodes or non-lung tissues. In Stage 3A, the tumor has grown to any size. In addition, cancer is found in lymph nodes on the same side of the chest or in nearby organs. Stage 3B is similar to 3A. But in 3B, cancer is found in lymph nodes on the opposite side of the chest. Cancer may also be found in lymph nodes above the collarbone. In Stage 4, tumors might be found in both lungs. Additionally, cancer may have spread to distant organs. There are fewer stages for small cell lung cancer. In its limited stage, cancer is found in one side of the chest only. In the extensive stage, cancer has spread to the other side of the chest or to distant organs. As you deal with a diagnosis of lung cancer, continue to talk to your doctor and your cancer care team.
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All Comments (21)
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I Wish good health to everybody who see this video
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Im going through the same i was diagnosed 2020 went through intense chemo nothing worked. Currently the tumor is growing so aggressively and is pushing my heart and other organs..most of the time im swollen up to my face and the hospital they told me there is nothing they can do. But im hopeful the Lord will come through for me.
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Words cant express my gratitude for igrotum. Its providing relief and healing during a challenging time.
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This is how tv was supposed to be. Interesting and educational, therefore entertaining. Huge plus that it's searchable and on demand. Graphics are ultra easy to follow and very understandable. 👏👏👏
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I had back pain and I was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell lung cancer metastatis. I am 29 years old and never smoked in my life. I am getting Chemotherapy hope I get well.
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For Me It Was So Hard Watching This Video. This Year Will Make 12 Years Since My Mother Died From Lung Cancer. I Have To Say That All The Signs Was There, But I Was To Young To Really See What Was Going On. The Most Hurtful Part Is My Mom Didn't Tell Us She Was Battling Cancer. Love On Your Love Ones While Their Still Here To Receive The Love.
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My grandmother has lung Cancer .she has to go through a lot of pain , please pray for her .
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My name is Walter H. White. I was diagnosed this disease today. I couldn't get the courage to tell the news to my pregnant wife and teenage son. I feel so bad and there are a lot of things I wanted to do, missed opportunities, wasted time and all. Wish me luck.
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I pray for all thoese who is affected by this and I pray that the Lord heals them and their families
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My moms cousins child has lung c@ncer and he's only around 5 months old pray for him guys he had that since he was born wish him good luck he's not feeling good yet!😢🥺❤️🩹
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My dad passed with same,unfortunately slot of info wasnt gotten in time,always in my heart
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My dad benefited from immunotherapy for his stage 4 lung cancer. He was diagnosed in 2017 and still alive in 2022. Since over a year he only has chemo therapy as a treatment as the scans didn't show any cancer anymore. Stopping with immune therapy was difficult but the immunotherapy was quite tough with the severe side effects he got from it. So far so good with a milder therapy, but all the years going to the hospital is taking its toll too. I hope he lives for many more years. Quitting is not an option (yet), the risk it will come back quickly is apparent. When it comes back there is probably no way of stopping it again.
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Es muy duro para mí. Tuve que cuidar a mi amado padre que tuvo ésa enfermedad. Yo mantuve la esperanza de que él se recuperaría hasta el último día de su vida y no sabía que le quedaba tan poco tiempo de vida. Él falleció en el 2017. Todavía lo extraño y lloro por él. Estaba dispuesta a donarle uno de mis pulmones, pero ya tenía metástasis en todo su cuerpo cuando dieron el diagnóstico.
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That's why it's important to never smoke! And, if you do smoke, quit ASAP!
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My mom died ,in 1991,63 years old from lung & bone cancer ,she didn’t smoke,her cancer in the lung was not found,until 5 months before she died,bone cancer showed 3 months before she died, a biopsy was done for the lung cancer,cut her back open,found the tumor ,couldn’t do much,it was malignant. She had radiation treatment,it didn’t help.
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My mother died of lung cancer and the only symptom she experienced was back pain... a symptom that was not mentioned in this video.
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Sometimes the therapy & medications offered have symptoms & side effects worse than the fatal disease. There is also expenses incurred some folks never realize until they are in the midst. Sometimes I wonder if it’s not best to let God have the wheel. Many surgeries & drugs are also actually still in research and risks are high. Be sure to pray & count the cost spiritually, physically, financially & mentally. Many people do not speak of the hell on earth they go thru turning to some of these things. You usually only hear of the best outcomes 😢🙏🕯️
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Very professional job to make medical-students and even other people understand the danger of lung cancers and its risks factor principally smoking and hurts other by smoking .. 👏👏
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My Dad died from NSLC with metastasis of brain on 24 January 2003. It was horrific to watch, and at the last, even though I am barely religious, I found myself praying for his 'release'. Thankfully, it came in the form of our family Doctor, who took me aside and asked if I would like him to 'up the Morphine'....Coming from a medical background, I knew exactly what this meant. An hour later, my Dad had his release 😔
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How often does asthma and emphysema and COPD and bronchitis turn into lung cancer ?
