Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the most often diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
In India, lung cancer accounts for 5.9% of all cancers and 8.1% of all cancer-related deaths (Global cancer statistics 2018).
The prevalence of smoking in patients with lung cancer is nearly 80%.

Lung cancer is a condition when cells in the lung grow abnormally and form a tumour. This can be seen on chest x-rays or CT scans as a nodule or a mass.
It is more common in those who smoked tobacco related products however it can also occur in persons who has never smoked also.

There are few risk factors which makes a person more at risk for Lung cancer , which is as follows :

Other risk factors include which is as follows :

Lung cancer screening is usually done to screen for different types of lung cancer when a person do not have symptoms. The main idea of screening test was to see if they reduce the risk of dying from Lung cancer. The test is as follows :

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT): It is a type of CT scan that uses low-dose radiation to make a series of very detailed pictures of areas inside the body using an x-ray machine that scans the body in a spiral path.

Chest x ray: Chest x ray uses the energy beam to see the organs and bones inside the chest.

Sputum cytology: It a procedure in which a sample of sputum (mucus that is coughed up from the lungs) is viewed under a microscope to check for cancer cells.

Currently there are many treatment options once u are diagnosed with Lung cancer depending on the stage and type of Lung cancer. It can be briefly classified as follows:

Consult your Medical/Radiation oncologist to know the correct treatment option for you depending on your medical condition to start the timely intervention.