Small cell lung cancer accounts for 10%-15% of all Lung cancer. Small cell is different than non-small cell because they grow more rapidly, spread quicker, and “responds well to chemotherapy” as stated by WebMD. Symptoms of Small-Cell Lung Cancer may include coughing (blood or other substances), shortness of breaths, chest pains; If the cancer spreads to other parts of the body, symptoms may be hoarse voice, shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing, or swelling of the face. Some tests and exams to determine if one has lung cancer may be a physical exam, CT scan of the chest (an X-ray machine), Thoracentesis (lung becomes enclosed in a sac), Bronchoscopy (a thin flexible lighted tube with a camera is inserted into the area of effect) a biopsy, or an Mediastinoscopy (tube inserted behind the breastbone through tiny cut at lowest part of the neck, samples are taken). Treatment of Lung cancer may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation and chemotherapy, or
Small cell lung cancer accounts for 10%-15% of all Lung cancer. Small cell is different than non-small cell because they grow more rapidly, spread quicker, and “responds well to chemotherapy” as stated by WebMD. Symptoms of Small-Cell Lung Cancer may include coughing (blood or other substances), shortness of breaths, chest pains; If the cancer spreads to other parts of the body, symptoms may be hoarse voice, shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing, or swelling of the face. Some tests and exams to determine if one has lung cancer may be a physical exam, CT scan of the chest (an X-ray machine), Thoracentesis (lung becomes enclosed in a sac), Bronchoscopy (a thin flexible lighted tube with a camera is inserted into the area of effect) a biopsy, or an Mediastinoscopy (tube inserted behind the breastbone through tiny cut at lowest part of the neck, samples are taken). Treatment of Lung cancer may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation and chemotherapy, or