Starting lung cancers are divided into two distinct types. Non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. this distinction between cancer cells in microscope images is done. both types of cancer are treated in different ways and to develop and spread.
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Small-cell lung cancer is more common and generally develops more slowly and spread. There are 3 main types of this cancer: this is the difference among the types of treatment and survival.Small Cell Lung Cancer
Also called oat cell cancer of this cancer, and sometimes oats. According to non-small cell lung cancer is less common. this tipdeki cancers develop more quickly and spread to other parts of the body is greater.
Cancers begin in the lungs are divided into two types. According to the cells under a microscope image of non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. Each different type of lung cancer grows, develops and is treated.
Lung Cancer Risk Elements
Connect to a single cause of lung cancer development. Studies have found to cause a lot of lung cancer as a result of various factors play a role in the development of lung cancer. . most of them are related to the use of tobacco, cancer is not contagious. Some people at risk of lung cancer is higher than others. The following cases are increasing the risk of cancer.
Cigarette smoking causes lung cancer. Tütündeki harmful substances (carcinogens) damage to cells in the lungs. over time, these cancer cells can cause harmful effects. one of lung cancer in smokers, the age at which smoking began, how much has been smoked, the number of cigarettes smoked per day, smoking is about how deep into the çekti?iyle. Quit smoking can greatly reduce a person’s risk of developing lung cancer.
Cigar and pipe, cigar and pipe users who do not use them, rather than have the risk of developing lung cancer. how many years a person smoked cigar or pipe per day, how many and how deep into the drink taken, the factors affecting the risk of cancer. Shrinkage in the interior of the cigar and pipe smokers are at increased risk for lung and other types of oral cancer.Passive smokers (tobacco smoke maruzkalanlar) in the case of passive smoking increases the risk of lung cancer.Asbestos, used in certain industries and some natural fibers in a mineral in the group. Asbestos fibers and particles tend to leave the clothes stick around in the air. When inhaled, these particles settle in the lungs and there is the risk of developing lung cancer cells and thus increase the damage u?rat?rlar. Studies have exposed to the risk of developing lung cancer in workers exposed to asbestos kalmayanlara showed that up to 3–4 times more. this increase in shipbuilding, asbestos mining, insulation work and brake repair workers in industries such as shown.The risk of lung cancer in asbestos workers is higher than non-içiyorlarsa. Asbestos workers to use protective equipment provided by employers and have to follow the recommended procedures for business and security.
Air Pollution, a relationship between exposure to air pollution with lung cancer were found. but this relationship could not be clearly defined and more research needs to be done.Lung Diseases, increase the risk of cancer by lung diseases such as TB. Lung cancer has a tendency to further improvement in areas affected by tuberculosis.
The patient’s story is once again a second lung cancer in people at risk of lung cancer, no cancer was not greater than the person. after receiving the diagnosis of lung cancer, quit smoking, can prevent the development of a second lung cancer.Risky occupations, miners, textile, insulation and shipyard workers, petro-chemical, chimney cleaners, plastic industry workers, workers in mining and resources, bleach manufacturers, glass, ceramic, linoleum, and battery workers, paint, foundries, steel workers
The best way of prevention of lung cancer, quit smoking or never start by tractor.Awareness SIGNS
Signs and symptoms of lung cancer:
1 — endless, and a cough to get worse over time2 — Persistent chest pain
3 — Blood spit4 — Shortness of breath
5 — to wheezing breathing.
6 — I often have pneumonia or bronchitis and not exceed
7 — Neck and facial swelling
8 — Loss of appetite and weight loss
These findings kaynaklanabilir.Bulgular?n of lung cancer, or less serious conditions should be evaluated by a doctor.
LOCATION OF LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS
For help finding the causes of the symptoms his doctor’s diseases, tobacco use (cigarettes, pipes, cigars, etc..) Status, exposure to environmental or occupational substances, and other family members as queries whether it is cancer. Chest X-rays and may require some tests. If the suspects of lung cancer in sputum examination (sputum cytology, lung mucosa microscope examination of material from a deep cough) ister.Bu examine a simple and useful test to detect lung cancer. Lung cancer tissue, to make sure that the doctor may need to review.A small piece of tissue taken by biopsy under a microscope by the pathologist, a doctor’s examination indicates whether or not the cancer.
There are many ways to get to this tissue.
1) Bronchoscopy: a slim, lighted tube (bronchoscope) is inserted into the mouth to see the airways, air routes are examined and a small piece of tissue is taken from here.
2) Needle aspiration biopsy: a needle inserted into the tumor is a small piece of tissue taken chesty process.
3) Thoracentesis: a little fluid around the lungs using a needle to investigate whether this example.4) Thoracotomy: Cancer to get to know in order to get a piece of tumor surgically opening the chest.
Cancer patients as a result of the investigations which stage of the disease is detected, the doctor will want to learn. If the cancer has spread to the spread of this staging is done to find the body which has spread to regions.
Lung cancer often spreads to the brain and bones. Knowing the stage of the disease helps the doctor plan treatment. here are some of the tests used to find the cancer has spread:
Computerized tomographyMagnetic Resonance StudyBone scintigraphy; cancer has spread to the bone shows. less is a radioactive substance into the bloodstream, and abnormal bone development in these areas in the space that toplan?r.Taray?c? tool called X-ray film, radio active level and saves it.
Mediastinoscopy / mediastinotomy: Mediastinoscopy breast cancer has spread to lymph nodes shows.
LUNG CANCER TREATMENT
Treatment depends on many factors. These type of lung cancer, disease stage and patient’s general health status. many different treatments and treatment combinations used in treatment.Visible after the operation, left to be determined level of the patients in addition to cancer treatment is called adjuvant therapy. Adjuvant therapy after surgery is likely to be invisible, but left behind a small number given with the aim to kill cancer cells. The decision whether or not to adjuvant treatment, features, pathology report, the patient’s age and general condition is determined by. Patients in the treatment of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both chemotherapy and radiotherapy can only. Sometimes, it may not require adjuvant therapy after surgery in patients with very early stage.Surgery to remove cancer of the operation. Location of lung cancer depends on the type of surgical intervention. The operation to take a small track in the lungs ‘wedge’ or ‘segmental’ is called resection.
If surgery is taken as a whole lobe (lobectomy), right or left lung is received one (pneumonectomy) is called. Some tumors location, size, and the patient’s general health status can not be operated due.
The killing of cancer cells to chemotherapy drugs. Usually consists of more than one drug. The special training of nurses give chemotherapy alone in this regard. The number is expressed as granting of chemotherapy cycles (cycles 1, 2 cycles) and often repeated the same drugs given to a 21 or 28 days. Intravenous chemotherapy, often given as a pill or oral liquid form of outpatient treatment centers. Sometimes the patient’s general state of disorder, drugs, or drugs given to patients according to the forms of administration may be required hospital treatment. Patients after each cycle are controlled medical oncology outpatient clinic. These controls will be examined patients, the complaints heard, and questioned the side effects of drugs to other organs in the body, some blood tests to investigate whether a loss is requested. done before each cycle blood counts and chemotherapy in this census that competent nurses are needed. Whether or not a patient after chemotherapy, surgery, pathology report, if you take a tumor-related characteristics will determine how many cycles. However, this decision makings of the patient’s age, general condition also plays an important role.More than 12 hours a day until the time of undergoing inpatient chemotherapy given to patients with poor general condition, yeceklerinden not be able to tolerate the side effects are not eligible. Patients scheduled for chemotherapy, surgery within 3 weeks of chemotherapy after surgery start olmu?larsa is preferred.
Patients receiving chemotherapy until about a week after each chemotherapy checked by a doctor must pass medical oncology outpatient clinic. this is examined in control patients, listened to complaints, the side effects of chemotherapy is evaluated and if necessary re-adjustment of the drug dose.Radiation therapy: also called radiotherapy. The use of high-energy rays to kill cancer cells. Limited applied to each area and this area in order to reduce the cancer cells etkiler.Radyoterapi a tumor before surgery or to destroy cancer cells can be applied after an intervention. Radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy, doctors often use as an alternative to surgical treatment, against the first. Symptoms such as shortness of breath can also be used for the removal.
Photo dynamic therapy and to give this a special chemical substance into the bloodstream by cells is taken. this chemical rapidly leaves the normal cells. but in cancer cells remain in a longer period of time. later, these cells pass the laser light is provided by applying the activating substance and the cells are killed.
Non-small cell lung cancer treatment:
Non-small cell lung cancer patients can be treated in a very different way. The prevalence of the disease is related to the selection of treatment. The most common treatment is a form of surgical intervention. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy in slowing the disease duration and can be used to control symptoms.Small-cell lung cancer treatment:
Small-cell lung cancer spreads quickly. in many cases, the disease spread to other parts of the body when diagnosed. Doctors to reach cancer cells spread to the body almost always use chemotherapy. Treatment, including chemotherapy, tumors in the lungs or other parts of the body to target tumors in patients uygulanabilirler.Baz? radiotherapy for brain cancer, but not applicable there. this treatment is called preventive brain irradiation. this is to prevent the formation of the brain tumor. Surgical treatment of small cell lung cancer are very low.
Side effects of cancer treatment depends on the type of treatment may be different for each patient. Explain the possible side effects of treatment, doctors and nurses to patients. Before and after treatment suggest ways to avoid the side effects.
Surgical treatment for lung cancer based. after lung surgery, air and fluid accumulation in the chest usually returning e?ilimindedir.Hastalar, and deep breathing help öksürmekte require. These movements are important for treatment. Because the expansion will help the remaining lung tissue and prevent further accumulation of fluid are air. Chest pain, shortness of breath common side effects of lung surgery. Patients were to return to the old energy and forces may need weeks to months.
Side effects of chemotherapy depend on the drug. as a general rule of chemotherapy affects rapidly proliferating cells. During the clotting of bleeding, providing defenses against the disease makes blood cells carry oxygen to organs and body that fast growing cells. this is approximately 1 week to 10 days after receiving chemotherapy, blood cells decline in number and, therefore, soon may be bruising or bleeding after minor operations such as tooth brushing. Normally, they enter the body defense system is strong to defend the cells after chemotherapy reduced the disease germs that does not easily cause febrile illness yakalanmam?za eat raw vegetables and fruits washed olabilirler.Bu period (such as salad) that at least 10 days or so eating the forbidden fruit and kaç?nmal?s?n?z.Unutmay?n?z because of its effect on the condition of any vegetables, but also eat some vegetables or fruit y?kasan?z on how much clean up to avoid germs is likely to be. make sure your food is cooked in this time period. If the above 38.50C please contact your doctor if the fever last an hour. found to have a fever and low blood counts, blood cells must receive antibiotic treatment. this decrease in the number of blood cells spontaneously within a week to 10 days go by and the number of cells reaches the normal.
Another group of fast growing cells and hair root cells of the digestive tract cells. Therefore, after the first week after chemotherapy is usually poured into the hair. Patients with poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and mouth sores may develop, almost all of these side effects can be controlled with medication. These side effects are short in duration, patients’ complaints would be passed before the next chemotherapyMentioned that the severity of chemotherapy side effects vary from patient to patient. Today, the modern chemotherapies long-lasting side effects are rare to come across. However, some chemotherapy drugs can have adverse effects on the heart, the doctor who used drugs such as periodic inspections to see whether your heart is affected. Doses of chemotherapy drugs in use today and will make a negative impact on the size of heart is not the number of cycles of chemotherapy. Some chemotherapy drugs are at risk of receiving the development of leukemia many years later that the blood cancer.in addition, ovaries of some cancer drugs kill cells by affecting the egg, so that the ovaries can not produce the female hormone estrogen, and patients enter menopause. Pregnant women and in this case, Customs may stop or can not remain sparse. Permanent infertility caused by chemotherapy, especially over the age of 35–40. Younger patients can return to normal after a period of chemotherapy during the cut customs.
Explain the possible side effects of chemotherapy treatment after health personnel and recommend ways to eliminate the complaints.
Chemotherapy drugs often are given intravenously and it was provided in time harm the vein, artery hardening, and may be causing this to be perceptible from the outside. Receiving chemotherapy or taking medication that you receive the next day must inform your doctor immediately if burning, swelling and redness in the arm.Receiving chemotherapy should consult your doctor for any reason you need to use painkillers. Because the body’s blood cells of some pain relievers can cause a decrease in number or i?levce. in addition, heart, lung and kidney disease, which is crucial for the use and duration of chemotherapy medications may continue. Visits to your doctor showing that you have to use these drugs would be appropriate to ask whether there is a drawback.such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cancer and normal cells in their patients etkiler.Radyoterapi should rest as much as possible.Treated skin in the region become a little red, dry, sensitive and itchy olabilir.Tedavinin towards the end of the same region and the flow becomes more wet. this gives the skin a reaction against radiation. this area should be in contact with air as much as possible, tight underwear and clothes should be avoided during this period. Radiation therapy in the period of time, this area should be kept in contact with water. PhD for this region without asking for any temporary effects on skin lotion or cream kullan?lmamal?d?r.I??n treatment. However, the degree of this effect varies from patient to patient. Sometimes the region have received radiation therapy to normal skin color is darker than the Shuttle.Metastatic disease, especially brain metastases, brain irradiation done on this process takes up to 1 week or 10 days, depending on the treatment of radiation side effects such as nausea and vomiting geli?ebilir.Bu radyoterapist for situations to be taken before treatment and drugs, while continuing to treat the patient tells
Patients receiving radiotherapy to the brain headaches, skin changes, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, memory and thinking problems kar??la?alabilirler.Bir very adverse effect on the duration of time passes.
Other common side effects of radiotherapy in the throat dryness, pain, difficulty swallowing, fatigue, loss of appetite and tissue changes in the site of treatment.
Cancer can cause a decrease in appetite. Unpleasantness in the mouth occurs in some patients. most of the side effects of treatments, nausea, vomiting and mouth sores make it difficult for the patient to eat. but nutrition is very important. Meals necessarily must include adequate calories and protein. Thus, weight loss and tissue to repair itself can be achieved again. Patients receiving treatment, regular and adequate beslenirlerse themselves feel better and more energetic and less side effects appear.
What is given the chance to improve with treatment?Sometimes patients want to improve their chances to be expressed in figures. in fact, major studies in which stage the patient can live an average of how much time is available in the numerical values of percent. However, it should be noted that the values of thousands of patients a statistical average of the values, that is used to predict what will happen to any cancer patient is not exactly true. what the future will be different in the two patients with cancer, the tumor and the patient’s own unknown today, yet many factors are effective in showing the course of the same two people caught the disease. For this reason, you k?yaslamay?n?z other patients
FOLLOW-UP OF PATIENTS:
Lung cancer patient follow-up after treatment is also very important. Regular checks reveal changes in health status. Thus, if the cancer returns or a new cancer occurs, it can be treated as soon as possible. These controls examination, chest x-ray, and includes a variety of laboratory tests. Controls any health problems arise between a doctor must be notified immediately.after the treatment, there is proposed a special diet, balanced diet, avoiding excess fat foods, exercise regularly every healthy man under normal conditions should obey the rules that apply to you.Weight loss, loss of appetite, extreme fatigue, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pain and fullness, bone pain, cough lasting more than two weeks, the normal periodic check time headaches when necessary, without waiting to reach your doctor.
Continue as before during and after the treatment which your sexual life is the safe bet. The mutagenic chemotherapy on ovarian cells (baby be serious abnormalities) due to the effects of birth control methods to prevent pregnancy during treatment is one of le to be preferred. most chemotherapy drugs are given to work infects the ovaries from patient to patient, but the degree of this influence the future of artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization de?i?ir.Genç male patients before chemotherapy for the storage of sperms isteyebilirler.Baz? chemotherapeutic drugs senses affects peripheral nerves and maintain an erection and impede the ability to provide or erection.
Physical and psychological problems experienced with the treatment plan after the diagnosis, the disease or treatment-related fatigue, weakness, sensation, sexual life, wishes and feelings such as excitement can affect hearing. this kind of problems related to sexual life, you live in this period and after the treatment will last over time as other issues.Sexual concerns of life that you would like to help in this regard and received chemotherapy treatment unit doctors and nurses do not hesitate to say that.
CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT
It is not easy to live with a serious illness. Cancer patients make it difficult for the medical and physical changes in their lives aside to deal with a lot of concern, has feelings and thoughts. Cancer patients can continue their jobs, families concerned about the future and to do daily activities. The tests, treatments, need for hospitalization, treatment costs worry about them. in this emotional needs help to deal with the situation. in fact, a part of the treatment of a patient to pay attention to this emotional state. Health staff support, support groups, patient to patient relations person prevents him feel less alone and less stressful to be. Improves the quality of their lives. Cancer support groups for cancer patients to talk to and share their experiences provides a safe environment. to find such a group of patients consult medical personnel.
Doctors, nurses and other health professionals in their treatment, they help to questions about work and other activities. in addition, associations, consultants, and members of religious communities in relation to patients’ personal problems, and future approaches to relieving their concerns can be found.Friends and relatives may support the patients. The patient, her dertle?ecek meet other cancer patients. Cancer patients knew about cancer support groups, and create and share with them the effects of treatment. this is a different issue to keep in mind is that each patient. both are cancer patients, although the same is true for a patient approach to treatment and may be wrong for another. always the right doctor, after consultation with the implementation of the recommendation of friends and other family members.