What Is Lung cancer?
Function Of Lungs
Lungs are sponge-like organs present on both sides of your chest. Taking in oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide are the main functions of your lungs.
When a person breathes in air through the mouth or nose then the air enters into your lungs through trachea.Further the trachea is divided into small tubes called bronchi, which are further divided into smaller tubes called bronchioles. At the end of each bronchioles there are tiny air sacs known as alveoli.The alveoli absorbs all the oxygen into your blood which is present in the inhaled air and removes carbon dioxide from the blood when you exhale. This is how your lungs work.
Bronchi are the major parts of your lungs where the cancer starts taking place. Sometimes it also starts in bronchioles or alveoli.
Types Of Lung cancer
1. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
2. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
Symptoms of Lung cancer
There are some of the possible symptoms that help us to identify cancer. Some of the most common symptoms are :
- Changes to a person’s voice, such as hoarseness
- Swelling in the lymph nodes in the middle of the chest
- A lingering cough that may start to get worse
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath and wheezing
Diagnosis
If a person is suffering from any kind of the symptoms discussed above then he/she should immediately go and visit the doctors.
If you are in Delhi or anywhere near Delhi, Dr, Dodul Mondal is the best lung cancer specialist in Delhi you can visit.
He provides the best services and has years of experience treating cancer. He is one of the best cancer specialist doctors in Delhi.