Lung Cancer 彙整 - HK Cancer Fund

Understanding your cancer diagnosis, treatment plan, prognosis and the associated side effects and implications is important to making informed decisions about your health. The best source of information is usually your doctor, and compiling a list of what you want to know in advance is a useful way to ensure

Treatment

Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are the most common treatment types for cancer and may be used alone or in combination to treat lung cancer of the lung. Your doctor will plan your treatment by taking into consideration the type and size of the tumour, whether the cancer has spread, your

Diagnosis

The following tests are all used to diagnose lung cancer and your doctor may arrange for you to have one or more of them at hospital. Chest X-ray Radiation is used to capture a single image of your chest to detect if any tumours are present. Sputum cytology examination A

Causes and Symptoms

The causes It’s estimated that 1 in 10 smokers will develop lung cancer. Smoking is undoubtedly the major cause of lung cancer; however, people can develop lung cancer without smoking. According to the Hospital Authority, the risk of smokers developing lung cancer is 20 times higher than that of non-smokers. Risk of

Overview

The lung When you breathe in, air passes from the nose or mouth through the windpipe (trachea) which divides into two air passages, one going to each lung The two air passages are each known as the right and left bronchus and they form smaller tubes called bronchioles, which carry

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