Early detection of lung cancer is the best chance of survival

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Lung cancer is generally divided into two main categories, small cell and non small cell. Small cell lung cancer is divided into a number of further additional sub categories. The vast majority are diagnosed (about 80 per cent) of people have non-small cell lung cancer.

The symptoms of lung cancer in non-small cells have dyspnea, chest pain, coughing blood, fatigue, fever and weight loss, and is usually diagnostic imaging, lung biopsy and / or blood tests. These symptomsnot usually occur until the disease has spread, so that the treatment much more difficult.

Depending on the type of non-small cell lung cancer is present, the stage is the exact location of the mass of cancer, the number and type of symptoms and general health of the patient to determine the outcome of treatment.

If the disease is caught early, can be overcome by surgery, and the opportunities that are treated, are pretty good. If spreadsTissue surrounding the breast and lymph nodes, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used for treatment. The survival rate at five years for non-small cell lung cancer, when detected at an early stage is over 50 percent. If you have not reached the advanced stage, the survival rate drops to a dismal two per cent.

The news is not good, non-cancer non-small cell lung carcinoma, small cell lung, as aggressively as if with a person who has been diagnosed, are lucky tosurvive two to four months.

About 25 percent of the time there are no symptoms in patients and cancer during a routine screening are detected. However, in 75 percent of cases there are symptoms that are present.

So if you or a loved one is one of the most frequent symptoms, shortness of breath, coughing up blood, fatigue, chest pain or unexplained weight loss, an appointment with the doctor, who can determine the necessary evidence for what you dosuffer. Remember, the chances of fighting this disease are much better than the previous one were diagnosed.