LUNGS CANCER AND COLOR FOR LUNGS CANCER - Health Care

April 20, 2018   Health Tips

LUNGS CANCER AND COLOR FOR LUNGS CANCER

Cancer is known as the leading cause of death of more than 1.8 million people a year, specifically lung cancer. Lung cancer is way ahead, in being the root cause of death, from breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer. Generally, lung cancer is associated with the smoker but by analyzing the cases it can be said that only smoker is not diagnosed with lung cancer. Most people who are diagnosed with lung cancer had either quit the smoking year earlier or had never smoked in their whole life, the major reasons of lungs cancers are exposure to the workplace, second-hand smoking, genetics and other cancer treatments. Lung cancer is always curable no matter how large it is in size, how deep it has grown in the body and where it is located.

CLASSIFICATION OF LUNG CANCER:

Lung cancer has two classifications which are:

1-Small Cell Lung Cancer

2-Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

1-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER:

Small cell lung cancer generally starts when some healthy cells present in the lung starts to grow abnormally and starts forming a mass, called Tumor, a lesion or nodule. Basically small cell lung cancer always diagnosed in the hormone-producing cells or nerve cells of the lung. It is termed as small cell lung cancer due to the small size and shape of the cancer cells as they are examined under a microscope. A lung tumor can start anywhere in the lung. On the growth of the cancerous tumor, it can also shed the cancer cells too.

2-NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER:

It starts in the epithelial cells but it is generally explained on the basis of epithelial cell, where it has located and started to grow:

-Adenocarcinoma begins in the cells are responsible to produce mucus.

-Squamous cell carcinoma starts in the cells that are used to line the airways.

-Large cell carcinoma starts in the cells which are other than the other mentioned above.

It is very important and essential for the doctors to determine the presence of lung cancer that whether it is present in the squamous cell or in any other cells.

SYMPTOMS OF LUNGS CANCER:

Most people tend to observe the following symptoms when they are diagnosed with lung cancer but it can also vary depending on the stage and medical condition of the patients, symptoms are:

-Severe cough

-Breath issues

-Appetite’s loss 

-Cough with blood

-Extra-ordinary weight loss

-Hoarseness

-Pain in bones

-Severe Headache

If a person finds all these or some of these symptoms in himself than he should contact his doctor for further examination and assistance. 

COLOR OF LUNG CANCER AND LUNG CANCER AWARENESS

Most people around the globe are quite aware of the color signified for cancer, which is pink but not many people are aware of the color used for lung cancer, which is White color. Lung cancer is the silent killer which is being the root cause of death for many people since years, even more, people have died due to lung cancer than breast cancer. It is also very wrong psyche among the masses that only smoker become the victim of lung cancer but studies and analysis of the data has shown that the facts are opposite as most people working in polluted atmosphere, second-hand smoker, gene mutations, radon gas etc. lung cancer hides very deep inside the chest making it almost impossible to touch but it is curable at any stage and can be finished if proper treatment is provided to the victim. The white color ribbon, bands, bracelets, and other ancestors are used to show the support for the victims of lung cancer who are fighting against this deadly disease. White t-shirts, ribbons, badges, caps all are distributed among the people let them know about the color of lung cancer and to give them awareness about lung cancer and its treatment. The November is known as the lung cancer awareness month and different seminars, workshops, marathons, programs, events are organized in this month to spread awareness in the people about lung cancer and color of lung cancer. So this November one must buy white color ribbons, caps and other accessories and distribute too to show their support for the victim of lung cancer either they belong to your family or not just support them with the color of cancer and let them know that at this moment of hardship they are not alone you are there to share their pain and support them through this period and provoke a hope that they can beat this disease and again enjoy their life. different programs are organized to just aware the people that not only smoker but also non-smoker can be the victim of lung cancer so always try to consult your doctor whenever you find above mentions symptoms in your body, as the early lung cancer is diagnosed, the early and easy it is cured.