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how large it is and whether it has spread A lot will also depend on how you feel about your illness and how you would like it to be treated If you are diagnosed with lung cancer you will need to make some important decisions about your treatment We hope our information will answer your questions about lung cancer And
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As the name implies Lung Cancer is a disease that begins in the tissue of the lungs The lungs as you know are sponge like organs that are part of the respiratory system Breathing of air
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filled with many breathing passages called bronchial tubes The right lung has three lobes and the left has two lobes Each lung consists of millions of tiny specialized cells
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They sit in your chest inside your rib cage one on each side of your heart They are covered by a layer of moist tissue called the pleura When you breathe in your lungs fill with air Your lungs are a little like two spongy elastic bags that fill up with air as you breathe in They empty as you breathe out
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The Risks of Smoking You have undoubtedly heard the warnings if you smoke cigarettes stop now and if you don t smoke don t start Why Because cigarette smoke is made up of over 4 000 chemicals including
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Although minor irritants may only affect your breathing temporarily irritants or disease can cause severe lung damage and greatly endanger your respiratory health What are Some Examples of Lung Disease Severe asthma lung cancer emphysema damage to the millions of tiny air sacs in the lungs due to smoking and
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of lung cancer Air pollution radioactive minerals and asbestos also cause lung cancer The symptoms of the disease include a chronic cough from bronchitis coughing up blood shortness A chest X ray showing pneumonia in the lower lobe of the patient s right lung With pneumonia the alveoli of the lungs become blocked with fluid and dead bacteria Reproduced by permission
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Depicted below is the volume of lung lobectomy cases at RWJUH which shows increased activity for our hospital High volume and high quality are critical success factors for our program Supportive Services
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Unfortunately we got some bad news today Farley has lung cancer This side X ray his front is on the left shows the extent of the cancer in his lungs The dappled area around his wind pipe should be black at this contrast level the pattern is being caused by lumps of cancerous tissue in the small tubes of his lungs He also has an unidentified mass atop his chest cavity which may be the seed tumour Such cancers are inoperable and untreatable A few days after this x ray Farley began having great difficulty breathing and we were forced to put him to sleep
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breath sounds are signs of emphysema Tapping the chest will usually produce a hollow drum like sound In chronic bronchitis the physician is likely to hear wheezing or gurgling sounds Pulmonary Function Tests Spirometry The best tests for determining the presence and managing the response to treatment of chronic obstructive lung disease are pulmonary function tests
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Our in hospital complication rate has been equally low for both the VATS and mini thoracotomy approaches The post operative complication rate for lobectomy surgery at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is lower than the New Jersey state average Early mobilization is key to our success in
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The treatment plan for our patients involves access to specialized services at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Many services are provided
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