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WELCOME TO MEMORIAL HEALTH AND YOU. LUNG CANCER CONTINUES
TO BE THE DEADLIEST CANCER IN THE U.S. TODAY. LET'S LISTEN AS DOCTOR
EDWIN DAVIDSON, MEMORIAL CANCER CENTER MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST, EXPLAINS
SOME CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENTS FOR LUNG CANCER.
TOBACCO SMOKING IS BY FAR THE LEADING CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER.
UP TO 90 PERCENT OF LUNG CANCERS ARE CAUSED DIRECTLY BY
SMOKING AND MANY OTHERS BY SECONDHAND SMOKE. RISK
FACTORS IN THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDE ASBESTOS AND RADON
A COLORLESS, ODORLESS RADIOACTIVE GAS WHICH CAN BECOME TRAPPED IN YOUR
HOME. UNFORTUNATELY, SYMPTOMS OF LUNG CANCER CAN ALSO
POINT TO OTHER CONDITIONS. THESE SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE
PERSISTENT COUGH, CHEST PAIN THAT GETS WORSE WITH DEEP BREATHING,
HOARSENESS, WEIGHT AND APPETITE LOSS, COUGHING UP BLOOD,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, FEELING TIRED OR WEAK, RECURRING
BRONCHITIS OR PNEUMONIA. BY THE TIME THESE SHOW UP THE CANCER
IS USUALLY ADVANCED. DIAGNOSING LUNG CANCER IMAGING
SCANS CAN BE HELPFUL. BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT LUNG CELLS UNDER THE
MICROSCOPE TO CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS. HERE AT MEMORIAL CANCER CENTER
WE EXCEL IN ADVANCED TREATMENT TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING SURGERY
TO REMOVE PART OR ALL OF THE LUNG. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE A LOT OF
NEW CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS USED TO TREAT LUNG CANCER.
AND MORE ON THE HORIZON. WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE WE OFFER CYBERKNIFE
RADIOSURGERY. A SPECIAL RADIATION THERAPY WITH A UNIQUE
ABILITY TO PRECISELY TRACK A TUMOR EVEN AS THE PATIENT BREATHES.
LUNG CANCER IS ONE WE REALLY NEED TO FIND EARLY.
IF YOU SHOW SYMPTOMS AND YOU DO HAVE RISK FACTORS, IT'S IMPORTANT
TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY TO BE SURE. FOR A FREE BROCHURE
ABOUT LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT AT MEMORIAL CANCER CENTER
CALL 228-868-6500 OR VISIT WWW.
GULFPORTMEMORIAL.COM.