...The #2 Leading Cause of Death in America The #2 Leading Cause of Death in America Colon cancer and lung cancer are the top two killer cancers in America. Heart disease itself is the #1 killer in America followed by cancer. Lung cancer is the first deadliest cancer. Lung cancer is the most deadly than prostate, breast, and colon cancer put together. Lung cancer is an uncontrollable growth of cells that start off in one or both lungs. As tumors become larger and they start to multiply, they complicate the lung’s job, which is toprovide the bloodstream with the proper amount of oxygen that your body needs. Lung cancer is very deadly, as it kills more than 1,370,000 people a year. Some causes are as indicated: smoking, air pollution, radon gas, prior history of lung cancer, and finally asbestos fibers. The difference between lung cancer and colon cancer is that lung cancer is caused by smoking, and air pollution. Family genes, your diet, (eating habits), and family history of the disease cause Colon cancer. If more than one family member has had the disease, they are at an even greater risk. Aside from lung cancer, colon cancer is just as deadly. Colorectal cancer, which is commonly known as colon cancer, is the second cause of cancer related deaths in women and men. Colon cancer is a type of cancer that forms inside of the cells lining, the inside of the colon, or the rectum. Over time, colon cancer may form into a massive tumor. The cancer cells enter and destroy any tissue...
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...Revolutionary Lung Cancer Vaccine | | Introduction Every year many people of different ages suffer and die worldwide from different types of cancers. An estimate made by the American Cancer society states that, in the US alone, in 2014 cancer killed 585,720 and lung cancer was responsible of 159,260 deaths (Deadliest Cancer Coalition, 2014). Lung cancer has become the leading killer cancer and finding better ways to treat it has become a priority for many researchers. American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2014. Depending on the type of lung cancer and how far it has spread, doctors have been using several ways to treat this disease. The cures that have been performed in the U.S. so far include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of these treatments. Nevertheless, after America has now decided to stabilize its relations with Cuba it can soon be introduced to a new type of lung cancer treatment called CimaVax. Cimavax Cimavax is a Cuban therapeutic anticancer vaccine developed to treat patients with tumors that grow faster due to a protein that encourages cell growth. In a healthy body epidermal growth factor (EGF) sends signals to cells that allow them to grow and divide by attaching to the receptors on the cell’s surface. However, in some cases, such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), cells...
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...Cancer in the America Today Amber Miller The University Of Phoenix There are many causes of death from illness in America. Cancer is actually the second major leading reason for death among Americans. Cancer is the abnormal growth and duplication of cells within the body. In the American population, about one-half of men are expected to be diagnosed with cancer. Out of the female population of America, one-third is expected to be diagnosed with cancer as well. Cancer has been in the world for quite some time and dates as far back as 3000 B.C. according to recorded history (American Cancer Society, 2014). There are many different causes of cancer hence the reason for many different types of cancer depending on location (i.e.: brain, colon, and lung). The causes of cancer are in relation to how we take care of our health during our lifetime. Two of the most common types of cancer are breast cancer, and lung cancer. Breast cancer is malignancy arising in the mammary gland. Breast cancer, similar to other cancers, is caused when changes within the cells of your mammary glands, grow in an uncontrolled way. Both men and woman can be diagnosed with breast cancer but it is more common for a woman. The risk factors for breast cancer are sex and age. Genetics can also be a risk factor depending on if a member of the person’s immediate family has had breast cancer. Signs of breast cancer may be dormant until the disease has spread significantly. When symptoms do occur, the person...
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... The effects of cigarette smoking on the American public are of significant concern in America. This effect is harmful to the body’s major organs, causing many diseases and generally alters the health and life of smokers. There is considerable different health risk, which result in diseases and changes in the Larynx with elevated levels of stress in the vocal area (Guimaraio and Abberton, 2005). Lung cancer is only one of the diseases associated with smoking cigarettes. The diagnosis of lung cancer risk increases due to the number of cigarettes a person smokes over time. The use of tobacco, principally cigarette smoking, in America, is the lone most preventable cause of death. A person smoking at least two packs of cigarettes per day would have what, doctors call a smoker with a history of 20 packs year. While a smoker with a history of 20 packs, risk of lung cancer, increases, the same is less in a cigarette smoker, having a history of 10 packs per year. A smoker with a history of smoking 30 packs a year or more risk developing lung cancer at a higher rate. Approximately one in seven who smoke two or more packs of cigarettes a day will die from lung cancer (WebMd, Inc. 2005-2007). Smoke from cigarettes consists of a mixture of toxins and other chemicals, which invade the human body. Nicotine, a natural component of the tobacco plant, is highly...
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...Killer Cancer is known as an unbiased killer that knows no race, age or sex of its victims. Doctor Nader (n.d.) states, “The disease lung cancer is known as the number one cause of cancer related deaths in the United States.” (Lung Cancer Information). Lung cancer takes millions of lives each year, sometimes without the slightest warning. According to "The Green Sanctuary" (2009), “Cancer may often be discovered during a routine chest X-ray or CT scan as a small solitary mass.” (What is Lung Cancer?). There are various stages of lung cancer; its treatment options and effects of the disease can impact the individual and their loved ones in many ways. There are many options offered for people diagnosed with lung cancer. Many times when people are faced with something as serious as a deadly cancer, they may not know where to begin to look for help. The effect lung cancer has on an individual is defined by the severity of the cancerous symptoms and the treatment options chosen. As stated in "The Green Sanctuary" (2009), " Symptoms of lung cancer vary depending on where and how widespread the tumor is. Warning signs of lung cancer are not always present or easily identified” (What is Lung Cancer?). In the words of Doctor A. Wax (2005-2012), “A person with lung cancer may have no symptoms, nonspecific symptoms, symptoms related to the cancer or even symptoms related to metastasis.” (Understanding Lung Cancer-Diagnosis and Treatment). Most...
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...I picked lung cancer because I’ve always heard about it in the media and how it kills so many people. I never really fully understood what cancer was, so I decided to pick one of the most common types in both men and women. Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells within the lungs. In America, most cases of lung cancer are caused by smoking tobacco products. 85% of lung cancer cases are the outcome of smoking. Lung cancer will account for 158,000 deaths this year. Men have a 1 in 14 chance of receiving lung cancer; women have 1 in 17 chance. Lung cancer is diagnosed in a variety of ways. A patient always has a physical check up and is asked about their history of smoking and previous jobs. Workplace substances such...
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...Lung Cancer |General Purpose: |To inform | |Specific Purpose: |To inform readers on the causes, effects and treatments of lung cancer. | | | | INTRODUCTION SLIDES I. What is lung cancer? A. Definition of lung Cancer 1. Medical terminology definition – cancer of a highly malignant form that affects the lungs. 2. Team definition of lung Cancer – a group of abnormal cells that grows uncontrollably and starts off in one or both lungs (Transition: Let’s examine the causes and risk factors lung cancer.) BODY I. Causes of Lung Cancer A. Smoking 1. Smokers have a higher risk of smoking due to the cancer causing substances contained in the products they smoke. a. Carcinogens- substances that cause cells to divide faster than normal rates i. Arsenic ii. Cadmium iii. Nickel iv. Vinyl Chloride B. Second-hand Smoke (Environmental tobacco smoke) 1. Second hand smoke itself is labeled as a human carcinogen ...
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...Smoking Cigarettes DRUGS & SOCIETY FINAL PROJECT Introduction Tobacco use remains a global epidemic with the US being among the affected nations. A century ago, smoking cigarettes was not prime cause of ailment or death in America, and lung cancer instigated by cigarette smoking was fiction in the past 100 years. It is now among the principal cause of deaths in the US. Statistics shows that smoking is responsible for approximately 443,000 deaths in America and with about 50,000 being secondary smokers. About 45 million Americans are smokers, an estimated 3,800 youths are introduced to tobacco use daily. America spends about $96 billion in smoking-related ailments and $97 billion on productivity, which shows tragic impact to the economy. Smoking is addictive, and its effects is not limited to individual, but to finances and further poses a challenge to the state. Accordingly, there is a need for people to work towards quitting smoking. This paper discusses the effects of tobacco use, the available methods for regulating tobacco, and other new methods that addicts can use to quit cigarette smoking. How Smoking Becomes Addicting and its Effects on Human Health Cigarette smoke contains a concoction of about 400 chemicals. Most of the chemicals lack profound research by experts. The more these chemicals are understood, the more it will become easier to control tobacco use and its effects. Nicotine is among tobacco chemicals that is...
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...According to recent cancer research in the United Kingdom there are more than 200 different types of cancer. The Wellness: Concepts and Applications 8th edition text book defines cancer as a disease caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in an area of the body. The National Cancer Institute states that the lifetime risk of men and women developing cancer is approximately 40.4%. In fact 2011 data records show that there are an estimated 13 million people living with a type of cancer in the United States alone. In addition The Thomara Latimer Cancer Foundation estimates about 600,000 of that 13 million to die, averaging about 1,500 people a day. Cancer is a worldwide epidemic that is killing thousands of lives daily. On the other hand...
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...Steve is a 54 year old Caucasian male, who has an extensive history of cigarette smoking and is at risk for lung cancer. Tobacco smoking is the most eminent cause of lung cancer. In the United States (US) in 2009, approximately 20.6 % of adults and nearly 20% of high school students were smokers. In 2012, an estimated cases of new lung cancer in males (116,470 cases) and females (109,690 cases) were diagnosed (Furrukh, 2013). Cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer. Starting from the 1964 Surgeon General’s report and all other subsequent reports showed that cigarette smoking is the major cause of lung cancer. Based on this solid evidence, lung cancer risk increases with the duration and intensity of tobacco consumption....
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...CAUSES OF LUNG CANCER Lung cancer is a disease in which a primary cancer (the original site where the cancer occurred) develops in the tissue of the lungs. Lung cancer was first described by doctors in the mid 1800's. At the turn of the century, it was still considered a rarity ;that has changed dramatically. What has not changed is the difficultly of detecting lung cancer in its earliest stages when it has the greatest chance of being successfully treated. "Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer among both men and women, with 168,000 new cases in 1992 and 146,00 deaths" ;(Winawer 283). "If you fall into the following categories of people who have been heavy smokers, you have the greatest chance of being diagnosed with lung cancer: a male over 60 ;someone who has smoked one for more packs of cigarettes a day for 20 years or longer ;someone who began to smoke before the age of 20 and is still smoking: a worker in a industrial plant with a high risk material, such as asbestos, who also smoke. Someone who has persistent or violent smokers cough ;someone who does not smoke but is frequently exposed to unnecessary passive smoke" ;(Cooper 114-120). Numerous studies all over the world have shown a link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, as well as other cancers, with an increase in cigarette smoking followed by an increase of lung cancer. Most of these studies involve the testing of non-smokers and smokers to see how things can affect them differently and...
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...Mesothelioma is a very rare and aggressive form of cancer. Mesothelioma usually occurs in the lungs but it can also develop in the abdomen or the heart. Mesothelioma has no known cure and does not have a good prognosis. Mesothelioma is usually caused by asbestos. Asbestos are usually inhaled in work areas. Asbestos are fibers that become stuck in the lining of the lungs, causing inflammation that eventually leads to cancerous tumors. Asbestos damages the DNA by interfering in the cell division. Asbestos causes mesothelial cells to release mutagenic reactive oxygen and nitrogen, which is where the cells turn malignant. The symptoms of mesothelioma are very common and can be confused with other diseases. Symptoms include fatigue, dyspnea,...
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...Pollution cause Lung Cancer cases Many people who suffer from Cancer have lived in the environment with lost of toxins around them. There are many sources of such toxins, and some of them are Tobacco and Car emissions. The government has recently tired to prevent people from smoking, In 2009 President Obama came out with an act called Tobacco control Act of 2009 and said, “ The legislation takes measures to prohibit tobacco companies from marketing to children such as making candy flavored cigarettes. It also further limits misleading advertising such as the use of word such as "light" with tobacco products.” As you can see that the government of America and also the government of Canada are trying their best to prevent young people and old from smoking and preventing the retailers selling tobacco to people under age or below 19-20. As I was researching for my project, I came across very interesting articles but they were all different from each other, some said that tobacco and pollution (car emission) are the cause of Lung cancer cases, or that no they are not, or that the rates have gone up for tobacco and car sales, or some would say they haven’t. I tired my best to collect the best of the best. It is suspected that tobacco with its negative reputation that is the larger causes of lung cancer, but other says that car emission is also a cause of lung cancer, so I decide to pick this study and find that data’s for which is really the cause of lung cancer or nether are the...
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...aware of the health risks involved in smoking. Smoking causes harmful effects in the body. There have been numerous reports linking cigarette smoking to diseases such as cancers of the lung, mouth, heart attacks, and other ailments. Moreover, smoking in public areas is an unhealthy habit because it harms not just the smokers, but also others who breathe the smoker’s cigarette smoke, that called secondhand smoke or passive smoke. Most studies of the effects of smoking focus on the public health aspects. However, smoking also negatively impacts on society through environmental problems and economic problems. Therefore, Federal and State Government should ban smoking in public area. When thinking of disease caused by smoking, the first one that comes to mind is always lung cancer, but there are many other serious diseases that are associated with smoking. Smoking damages nearly every organ of the body and diminishes a person’s overall health. Most of the substances contained in tobacco smoke are harmful to the body such as: tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide. They are the major cause of cancer as well as the heart attack, stroke and peripheral arterial disease. Actually, in 2010, the Surgeon General at U.S Department reported that: “Smoking is a leading cause of cancer and death from cancer. It causes cancers of the lung, mouth, throat, kidney, stomach as well as acute myeloid leukemia (6). Smoking also causes heart disease and stroke (8)”. Moreover, cigarette smoking and exposure to...
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...oration of the smoker's health. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly one of every five deaths in the United States, or about 438,000 deaths every year. Cigarette smoking is deadlier on an annual basis than HIV/AIDS, motor vehicle crashes, drug abuse, alcoholism, suicide, and murder … combined. Smoking and Cancer Cancer was one of the first diseases that researchers linked to cigarette smoking, and it continues to be smoking's most notorious health effect. Cigarette smoking and tobacco use causes about onethird of all cancer deaths in the United States. Lung cancer is most closely linked to cigarette smoking. Smoking causes nearly all lung cancer deaths in America, about 90 percent of male deaths and 80 percent of female deaths. The chances that a male smoker will die of lung cancer is 23 times that of someone who's never smoked, while women who smoke run a risk 13 times greater than nonsmokers. But lung cancer is far from the only form of cancer attributable to cigarette smoking. Researchers have also linked smoking to cancers of the bladder, larynx, mouth, throat, esophagus, pancreas, stomach, kidney, and cervix. Smoking also is a known cause of some forms of leukemia. Smoking and...
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