Lung Cancer

When cell growth in lung tissue is going at an uncontrolled rate, it is almost a garunteed sign that it is cancer spreading. Spreading through the lungs and even past them, these cancer cells are very tricky to detect at an early stage. Lung cancer is actually the most common "cancer related death" in men, and secondarily in women. This should come as no surprise however, many lung cancer diagnoses can be attributed to smoking cigarettes. Lung cancer is responsible for 1.3 million deaths worldwide, every year. Symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing (even coughing up blood), and weight loss. With treatment, your 5 year survival rate is only 14%. Maybe now would be a good time to quit smoking?