Introduction | Anatomy | Abstracting, Coding, & Staging | Treatment | Hands-on Exercise |
Unit Review and Quiz
Lung Cancer | Types of Lung Cancer | Risk Factors | Signs & Symptoms | Survival Rate | Unit Review & Quiz |

Unit Review

Here is what we have learned from this unit:

• Lung cancer is the second most common cancer, accounting for about one out of five malignancies in men and one out of nine in women.
• Over the past several years, while the incidence of lung cancer has gradually declined in men, it has been rising alarmingly in women.
• There are two major types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
• The following people are at risk of lung cancer:
  • Men between 60 and 65 and women about 70 are at greater risk of having lung cancer.
  • People who smoke.
  • Those exposed to smoke in the environment.
  • Those exposed to asbestos and other industrial and atmospheric pollutants.
• Signs and symptoms include: coughing, breathing difficulty, recurring pneumonia or bronchitis, chest, shoulder, or arm pain, weight loss, bone pain, swelling of the face or neck, fatigue.
• Host factors which contribute to better survivals include good performance status, female gender, and age at diagnosis over 70 years. Prognosis is also based on clinical stage and cell type.

True-False Quiz

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