LUNG CANCERMorgan Barker

Christopher Cuthrell Jr

QUICK FACTS….

• Deadliest cancer in the United States

• Number 1 cause is smoking (80-90%)

• 60% of diagnoses are people who NEVER smoked/former smokers

• 228,190 were diagnosed in 2013 so far• Over half have died (159,480)

• Radon gas is 2nd leading cause; 1st in non-smokers

• Total deaths worldwide is 1,370,000

• Tobacco contains over 7,000 compound chemicals• 69 cause cancer

Smokey Lungs

(Ducharme)

WHAT IS LUNG CANCER?

•Growth of abnormal cells within air passages in the lungs (one or both)•Abnormal cells forms tumors•Can go through 5 stages• Stage 1• Stage 2• Stage 3A• Stage 3B• Stage 4

LUNG CANCER: STAGE 1

(Ogwudu)

LUNG CANCER: STAGE 2

(Ogwudu)

LUNG CANCER: STAGE 3A

(Ogwudu)

LUNG CANCER: STAGE 3B AND 4(Ogwudu)

HOW IS IT THE DEADLIEST CANCER?

(American Cancer Society)

EFFECT ON GENDER

Male

• 1/13 will develop lung cancer

• Appearance doesn’t undergo much change

Female

• 1/16 will develop lung cancer

• Increase 35 times faster than males

• Appearance undergoes significant change

HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED?Symptoms• Intense coughing

• Chest pain; shoulders or back

• Discolored mucus

• Difficulty breathing and swallowing

• Harsh sounds while breathing

• Coughing up bloodTreatments• Surgery

• Chemotherapy

• Radiation

Lung Cancer X-ray

(Lung Cancer – Bioinformatics)

LUNG SURGERY(THORACOTOMY)

• Involves making cut on 1 side of chest

• All/part of lung is removed• Location• Size• Type

• Chest tubes are needed to:• Drain fluid and blood from chest• Refill the lungs with air

• Surgery is done to:• Confirm diagnosis of cancer• Remove lung cancer• Remove scar tissue/ fix air leak

• High survival rate

Chest Tube

(Stretton)

Thoracotomy Procedure

(My Medical Journey)

DOES EARLY DETECTION MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

• No early detection for lung cancer• Symptoms show up after already in advanced stage

• Lung cancer screening is available • People 55-74 years old• Good health• Still smoking/ quit within last 15 years• Have 30 pack-year history

• 1 pack/ day for 30 years

Lung Cancer Screening

(What do you know about lung cancer?)

SECOND HAND SMOKE• A mixture of 2 forms of smoke:

• Sidestream smoke- smoke from lighted cigarette, pipe, cigar• Mainstream smoke- smoke exhaled by smoker

• 20-30% chance of developing lung cancer

• Can cause various other diseases• Asthma • Lower respiratory tract infections

• 3,400 lung cancer deaths in non-smokers

DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER CANCERS

• Cancer doesn’t cause cancer

• Lung caner causing substances (tobacco)• Larynx • Throat • Mouth

• Type of treatment • Radiation Therapy

A STORY OF STRENGTH – MELISSA CROUSE

• NSCLC- 8 years

• Stage 4

• Given 3-5 years to live

• 4 recurrences• Metastasis; chemotherapy

• Remains a teacher

• Positive aspect on life

(National Lung Cancer Partnership)

JIM PANTELAS

• Hypertrophic Pulmonary Ostioarthropity

• Lobectomy- lung

• Chemo (16 weeks) and radiation (8weeks)

• Stage 1B to stage 3-4• 25% of lung

(National Lung Cancer Partnership)

LUNG CANCER VS. SKIN CANCER

Lung Cancer

• Deadliest cancer

• Common in men and women

• No physical sign

Skin Cancer

• Least deadly cancer

• More common in women

• Appears on skin

WHAT IS SKIN CANCER?

• Abnormal growth of skin cells

• Least deadliest cancer in US• 8,623 deaths

• Caused mostly by exposure to sun

• Three main types:• Basal cell carcinoma• Squamous cell carcinoma• Melanoma

• Early detection gives successful treatment

• Symptoms• Addition of new moles on body• Change in shape or color of moles• Lesion containing irregular border• Large brown spot with darker

speckles

• Treatment• Surgery (radiation)• Some medications

Melanoma

(Skin Cancer)

TYPES OF SKIN CANCERBasil Cell Carcinoma

(MKSAP: 62-year-old man) Squamous Cell Carcinoma

(Squamous Cell Carcinoma)

Melanoma

(Malignant Melanoma)

KIM REES

• Stage 2 Melanoma

• Caused by UV rays

• In the past 10 years:• Had 20 biopsies• Had many atypical precancerous

cells• Had 50+ stitches due to skin

surgery

• “I cannot undo the damage I did at a young age, but I can share my story and educate those who think they are unstoppable, as I once did.”

(Kim’s Story)

WHAT CAN WE DO?

STOP SMOKING!No Smoking

(No Smoking Policy)

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Desai, Sujal R. Lung Cancer. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Print.

“Jim Pantelas”. National Lung Cancer Partnership, 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

“Kim’s Story”. American Academy of Dermatology, 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

“Lung Cancer”. Medline Plus, 25 Oct. 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013

“Lung Cancer”. National Career Institute, 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013

“Lung Surgery for Lung Cancer”. Healthwise, 27, May 2010. Web. 3 Nov. 2013

“Melissa Crouse’s Story of Strength”. National Lung Cancer Partnership, 2013. Web. 3, Nov. 2013.

“Skin Cancer”. Medline Plus, 11 Oct. 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

“What is Lung Cancer?” Medical News Today, 14 Aug. 2012. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.