Lung Cancer

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Lung Cancer is also known as?

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Bronchogenic Carcinoma

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Lung cancers arise from from a single transformed epithelial cell in the

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Tracheobronchial airways

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What are the 2 types of lung cancer?

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*small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
*non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

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is the most prevalent carcinoma of the lung in both men and women

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Adenocarcinoma

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Large cell carcinoma is also known as

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Undifferentiated Carcinoma

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occurs peripherally as peripheral masses or nodules and often metastasizes.

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Adenocarcinoma

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is a fast growing tumor that tends to arise peripherally.

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Large cell carcinoma

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It is localized in one lung and has not spread to
lymph nodes or other parts of the body.

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Stage I Lung cancer

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It still confined to the chest but may spread to nearby
lymph nodes or invade local tissues like chest wall.

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Stage II

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It has spread to lymph nodes in the center of the chest or to
nearby structures such as heart, esophagus, or trachea.

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Stage III

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it has spread to other parts of the body, such as brain,
bones, liver, or adrenal glands.

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Stage IV

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It is performed to search for pulmonary density, a solitary pulmonary nodule (coin lesion), atelectasis, and infection.

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Chest X-ray

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It is used to identify small nodules not easily visualized on the chest x-ray and also to serially examine areas for
lymphadenopathy.

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CT Scan

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It is commonly used to diagnose lung cancer; it provides a detailed study of the tracheobronchial tree and allows for brushings, washings, and biopsies of suspicious areas.

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Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

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Allows visualization and sampling of lymph nodes and masses adjacent to the trachea or bronchi.

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Endobronchial ultrasound biopsy

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creation of a surgical opening into the thoracic cavity

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Thoracotomy

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A broad term referring to the removal of part or all of an organ.

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Surgical resection.

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A removal of an entire lung. It is usually performed when a lung has extensive damage, such as from lung cancer, severe infections, or trauma.

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Pneumonectomy

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A procedure that involves the removal of one lobe of the lung.

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Lobectomy

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A platinum-based chemotherapy drug that interferes with DNA replication in cancer cells, leading to their death.

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Carboplatin

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A topoisomerase II inhibitor that causes DNA strand breaks, preventing cancer cell division and growth.

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Etoposide with atezolizumab

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Prevents the T-cells from attacking other cells in the body.

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PD -1 or PD - L1

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may be used to reduce the size of a tumor to make it an inoperable tumor operable, or to relieve the pressure of the tumor on vital structures.

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Irradiation

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Another immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting PD-L1. Used to enhance the immune response against cancer cells, often in patients with advanced laryngeal cancer or recurrent disease

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Durvalumab