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Lung Cancer - Coggle Diagram
Lung Cancer
Symptoms
Unrelieved coughing that increases in severity
Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Wheezing
Coughing up blood
Fatigue, low activity tolerance
Loss of appetite
Weight loss
Increased frequency of respiratory infections
Muscle pain
Risk Factors
Smoking tobacco
Causes 80% of cases
Secondhand smoke
Exposure to carcinogens
Radon gas
Asbestos
Pollution
Radiation
Family history/genetics
Increased age
Chronic respiratory illness: COPD, tuberculosis
Lifestyle: diet, exercise
Lab/Diagnostics
Imaging studies
X-ray
CT Scan
MRI Scan
Sputum cytology
PET Scan
Biopsy
Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) combined with ABGs
Collaborative Treatment
Pharmacological
Chemotherapy
Targeted drug therapy
Radiation therapy
Surgery
Segmental resection
Lobectomy
Pneumonectomy
Immunotherapy
Complications
Pleural effusion
Metastasis
Pathophysiology/Causes