The lungs, two spongy organs in the chest that absorb oxygen during inhalation and exhalation, are the site of lung cancer, a type of cancer that starts there.
The most common type of cancer that results in death is lung cancer.
Lung cancer is most common in smokers, though it can also occur in non-smokers, and the number of cigarettes smoked over time increases the risk of lung cancer. If you stop smoking, even after smoking for a long time, you can greatly reduce your risk of getting lung cancer.
Symptoms of Lung Cancer
In its early stages, lung cancer frequently does not present with signs and symptoms; instead, symptoms only appear when the disease has progressed.
The following are examples of lung cancer symptoms and signs:
- a persistent cough that just started
- even a little bit of blood being coughed up
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Hoarseness
- Losing weight without trying
- Bone pain
- Headache
Causes of Lung Cancer
Lung cancer can develop in people who have never smoked or who have never had prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke, and in these cases there may not be a clear cause. Smoking causes the majority of lung cancers, both in smokers and in people exposed to secondhand smoke.
Inhaling cigarette smoke, which is packed with cancer-causing agents (carcinogens), changes in the lung tissue start almost immediately. Doctors believe smoking causes lung cancer by harming the cells that line the lungs.
The normal cells that line your lungs may initially be able to repair the damage, but with each additional exposure, the damage increases, leading to abnormal cell behavior over time and eventually the development of cancer.
Types of Lung Cancer
Based on how lung cancer cells look under a microscope, doctors classify lung cancer into two major categories, and depending on which major category you fall under, your doctor will decide how to proceed with your treatment.
Lung cancer can be of two main types:
- Small cell lung cancer.Less frequently diagnosed than non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer almost exclusively affects heavy smokers.
- Non-small cell lung cancer.Squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma are all examples of non-small cell lung cancers, which is a catch-all term for a variety of lung cancers.
Risk factors
Your risk of developing lung cancer may be influenced by a variety of variables; some risk factors, like smoking, can be reduced, while others, like family history, cannot be changed.
Lung cancer risk elements include:
Smoking.
Exposure to secondhand smoke.
Previous radiation therapy.
Exposure to radon gas.
Exposure to asbestos and other carcinogens.
Family history of lung cancer.
Complications
Complicacies related to lung cancer include:
Shortness of breath.Lung cancer can cause fluid to build up around the lungs, making it more difficult for the affected lung to fully expand when you inhale, and it can cause shortness of breath in people with lung cancer if the cancer grows to block the major airways.
Coughing up blood.Blood can be coughed up (hemoptysis) as a result of bleeding in the airway brought on by lung cancer, which can sometimes result in severe bleeding that can be controlled with medications.
Pain.As there are many treatments available to control pain, let your doctor know if you experience pain from advanced lung cancer that has spread to the lining of a lung or to another part of the body, such as a bone.
Fluid in the chest (pleural effusion).Fluid may build up in the pleural space, which is the area around the affected lung in the chest cavity, as a result of lung cancer.
Treatments to drain the fluid from your chest and lower the possibility that pleural effusion will recur are available if the fluid buildup is causing your shortness of breath.
Cancer that spreads to other parts of the body (metastasis).The brain and bones are among the organs where lung cancer frequently metastasizes (spreads).
Once lung cancer has spread beyond the lungs, it’s typically incurable, but there are treatments to lessen signs and symptoms and help you live longer. Cancer that spreads can cause pain, nausea, headaches, or other signs and symptoms depending on what organ is affected.
Prevention of Lung Cancer
Stop smoking.
Avoid secondhand smoke.
Test home for radon.
Avoid carcinogens at work.
Eat a diet full of fruits and vegetables.
Exercise most days of the week.
Homeopathic Treatment of Lung Cancer
The choice of remedy in one of the most well-known holistic medical systems, homeopathy, is based on the holistic approach’s theory of individualization and symptom similarity.
Regarding therapeutic medication, there are a number of well-proven remedies that are available for treating lung cancer symptoms that can be selected on the basis of cause, condition, sensation, extension, location, and modalities of the complaints. The goal of homeopathy is not only to treat lung cancer symptoms but to address its underlying cause and individual susceptibility.
Homeopathic Medicine of Lung Cancer
Arsenicum Iodatum
Cobaltum Muriaticum
Ionized Radiation
Acalypha Indica
Ammonium Carbonicum
Anthemis Nobilis
Apis Mellifica
Aranea Diadema
Argentum Metallicum
Argentum Nitricum
Arsenicum Album
Bromium,e.t.c
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