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Clinical Features and Staging of Lung Cancer Flashcards

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Risk factors of lung cancer

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Smoking
Passive smoking
Exposure to asbestos, radon, air pollution and diesel exhaust

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Symptoms of lung cancer

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Chronic coughing
Coughing up blood 
Wheezing sound
Chest and bone pain
Chest infections
Difficulty swallowing
Raspy, hoarse voice
Shortness of breath
Unexplained weight loss
Nail clubbing
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Advanced disease symptoms - metastatic

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Bone pain
Spinal cord compression
Cerebral metastases
Thrombosis

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Lung cancer treatment

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Surgery
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy

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Palliative management

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May involve chemotherapy/radiotherapy

Opiates, benzodiazepines, bisphosphonates

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TNM staging

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Tumour
Nodes
Metastases

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Tumour

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T1-4

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Nodes

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N1-3

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Metastases

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M0 - no metastases
M1a - metastases contained within lungs
M1b - single area of metastases
M1c - multiple areas of metastases

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