Lung Cancer: A Leading Cause of Death Today

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Lung cancer is on of the leading causes of death today. Lung cancer is a type of neoplasm cancer and is given its name but the site of where the cancer is located. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine states, “ Most lung cancers develop in the cells that line the bronchi.” Lung cancer can take many years to develop and some have no idea that they even have it until it grows large enough to impede the function of the lungs. There are two different types of tumors the benign, which means that it does not spread and stops growing or the malignant where they grow and spread. The etiology of lung cancer comes from the neoplasm which means that has come about from new abnormal cell growth. Most types of neoplasms are solid masses that form but can also not for solid masses such as in leukemia. William and Spackman Occupational Therapy states “ neoplasms invade surrounding cell, disrupting the function of the cells. There are many causes that make lung cancer come about the highest of which is cigarette and smoking tobacco that has been shown to cause 87% of all lung cancers today. Also second-hand smoke develops later on for individuals that do not smoke. There are a variety of ways that individuals can get lung cancer like hazardous materials from places of employment such as coal or asbestos. Even with in the air quality such as increased pollution.

According to The National Cancer Institute states that there are approximately 200,000 people every year with in the United States that will develop lung cancer. There are just the new cases that are seen. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths today with an estimated 160,000 deaths each year. The ratios of individuals with lung cancer within the population of men are 121.7 per 100,...

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