When my father and mother died of lung and liver cancer, there is fluid build up and pain. My father felt the pain from lung cancer for 9 months while my mother had severe pain from liver cancer during the last month of her life. Both experienced the signs and symptoms years before such asContinue reading “Last stage of liver and lung cancer, pain and fluid build up”
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Lung health , tuberculosis and neurons in the mucosal tissue that detect infection
RESEARCHERS ISOLATE INFLAMMATORY PROCESS THAT DAMAGES LUNGS OF DONORS WITH TBI NEUROSCIENCE NEWSSEPTEMBER 5, 2014 Fluid accumulates on the lungs after TBI, limiting the ability of the lungs to oxygenate the bloodstream and making the organ potentially unsuitable for transplantation, a new study reports.… READ MORE… FEATUREDNEUROLOGY5 MIN READ ODOR RECEPTORS DISCOVERED IN LUNGS NEUROSCIENCEContinue reading “Lung health , tuberculosis and neurons in the mucosal tissue that detect infection”
A plumber died of lung cancer, COPD causes
Also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; chronic bronchitis; or emphysema. … Long-term exposure to other lungirritants—such as air pollution, chemical fumes, or dusts—also may contribute to COPD. A rare genetic condition called alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency can also cause the disease.Apr 28, 2017 What Is COPD? – NHLBI, NIH – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/copd/ Feedback AboutContinue reading “A plumber died of lung cancer, COPD causes”
Tobacco, smokers and health education
Disgust but not health anxiety graphic warning labels reduce motivated attention in smokers: a study of P300 and late positive potential responses Justinn R Cochran, MSc; Robert R Kydd, PhD; John MJ Lee; Natalie Walker, PhD; Nathan S Consedine, PhD The role of nicotine dependence in e-cigarettes’ potential for smoking reduction Arielle S. Selya, PhD ; Lisa Dierker, PhD; Jennifer S. Rose,Continue reading “Tobacco, smokers and health education”
Examining the early lives of two men who died of lung cancer
About 55% of our lifespan is affected by environment and our behavior. Two men I know died of lung cancer, one is my father and another my client – providing non medical in home care. My father At age 21, he started to smoke and by the time he reached the age of 40, heContinue reading “Examining the early lives of two men who died of lung cancer”
Lung cancer may not produce any noticeable symptoms until it is too late
Lung cancer may not produce any noticeable symptoms in the early stages. In approximately 40 percent of people diagnosed with lung cancer, the diagnosis is made after the disease has advanced. In one-third of those diagnosed, the cancer has reached stage 3. Cough that won’t quit Be on alert for a new cough that lingers.Continue reading “Lung cancer may not produce any noticeable symptoms until it is too late”
Sugar , transfat and poor lifestyle – causes of American death in last 35 years
Smoking , alcohol, meds/drugs and poor lifestyle (absence of exercise, clean water, air and whole foods) contributed to poor health in the southern part of the United States. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/mortality-rates-united-states/cardiovascular/#2014
Cancer rate dropping, higher rate in men with cancer due to smoking and alcohol
For 2017, the report estimated, there will be nearly 1.7 million new cancer diagnoses and more than 600,000 deaths. The most common causes are lung, colorectal and prostate malignancies in men, and lung, breast and colorectal cancers in women. These types account for almost half of all cancer deaths. The report found that racial disparitiesContinue reading “Cancer rate dropping, higher rate in men with cancer due to smoking and alcohol”
Cancer statistics
2016 Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the numbers of new cancer cases and deaths that will occur in the United States in the current year and compiles the most recent data on cancer incidence, mortality, and survival. Incidence data were collected by the National Cancer Institute (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results [SEER] Program),Continue reading “Cancer statistics”
How your breath could help doctors diagnose illness
The Dana Farber study in which Rolon took part was the work of Dr. Sophia Koo, who specializes in infectious diseases at Brigham and Women’s hospital. In 2007, early in her residency, Koo had noticed that many of her cancer and transplant patients were succumbing to pneumonia, which is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat.Continue reading “How your breath could help doctors diagnose illness”