November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
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What You Need to Know About Lung Cancer Two main types are: Small Cell & Non-Small Cell It’s the #2 diagnosed cancer in men It’s the #1 cause of cancer deaths in men It’s the #2 diagnosed cancer for White, Black, American Indian, Alaskan native & Hispanic women. It’s #3 for Asian & Pacific Islander women. It’s the #1 cause of cancer deaths for White, Black, American Indian, Alaskan native & Asian & Pacific Islander women. It’s #2 for Hispanic women. In 2010: 201,144 new diagnoses 158,248 deaths 2013 estimates: 228,190 new diagnoses 159,480 deaths Source information: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/statistics/index.htm The National Institutes of Health http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/lung 13.4% increase in new cases & 0.78% increase in deaths Does this mean treatments are becoming more effective? The Four Forms of Treatment for Lung Cancer Surgery may be an option for people with early-stage lung cancer & is typically a lobectomy-the lobe of the lung that contains the cancer is removed. Radiation therapy is an option for people with any stage of lung cancer. It may be used instead of surgery, or combined with surgery and/or chemotherapy. Chemotherapy may be used alone, with radiation therapy, or after surgery. Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill fast-growing cancer cells, but also effects other cells like blood, hair, and in the digestive tract. People with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread may receive a type of treatment called targeted therapy. Targeted therapies can block the growth and spread of lung cancer cells. Depending on the kind of drug used, targeted therapies for lung cancer are given intravenously or by mouth. Prevention Avoid Risk Factors for Lung Cancer: cigarette smoking, exposure to second hand smoke, radon exposure, & occupational exposure to lung carcinogens, such as asbestos, arsenic, nickel, and chromium. High-intensity smokers who take pharmacologic doses of beta-carotene have an increased lung cancer incidence. Smoking Cessation is covered by Medicare: Follow this link to billing article. Published by Medical Business Systems, makers of Iridium Suite Medical Billing Software
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Infographic on Lung Cancer statistics and treatments in the United States. In honor of Lung Cancer Awareness month.
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What You Need to Know About Lung Cancer
Two main types are: Small Cell & Non-Small Cell
It’s the #2 diagnosed cancer in men
It’s the #1 cause of cancer deaths in men
It’s the #2 diagnosed cancer for White, Black, American Indian, Alaskan native & Hispanic women. It’s #3 for Asian & Pacific Islander women.
It’s the #1 cause of cancer deaths for White, Black, American Indian, Alaskan native & Asian & Pacific Islander women. It’s #2 for Hispanic women.
In 2010: 201,144
new diagnoses 158,248 deaths
2013 estimates:
228,190 new diagnoses
159,480 deaths
Source information: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/statistics/index.htm The National Institutes of Health http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/lung
13.4% increase in new cases & 0.78% increase in deaths Does this
mean treatments are becoming more
effective? The Four Forms of Treatment for Lung Cancer
Surgery may be an option for people with early-stage lung cancer & is typically a lobectomy-the lobe of the lung that contains the cancer is removed.
Radiation therapy is an option for people with any stage of lung cancer. It may be used instead of surgery, or combined with surgery and/or chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy may be used alone, with radiation therapy, or after surgery. Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill fast-growing cancer cells, but also effects other cells like blood, hair, and in the digestive tract.
People with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread may receive a type of treatment called targeted therapy. Targeted therapies can block the growth and spread of lung cancer cells. Depending on the kind of drug used, targeted therapies for lung cancer are given intravenously or by mouth.
Prevention Avoid Risk Factors for Lung Cancer: cigarette smoking, exposure to second hand smoke, radon exposure, & occupational exposure to lung carcinogens, such as asbestos, arsenic, nickel, and chromium. High-intensity smokers who take pharmacologic doses of beta-carotene have an increased lung cancer incidence.
Smoking Cessation is covered by Medicare: Follow this link to billing article.
Published by
Medical Business Systems, makers of
Iridium Suite Medical Billing Software
