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6 Things to Know About Lung Cancer

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      1.     Lung cancer can be deadly — but there's light at the end of the tunnel.   Lung cancer has earned a reputation for being one of the most dreaded forms of cancer. But, as more people focus on giving up on smoking there's a ray of hope in the reduction of cases of lung cancer. Also, early detection and treatment strategies have improved over time and the results are getting more and more hopeful. There's a visible lowering of the death rate due to lung cancers.     2.     There aren’t any early warning signs to look out for       In the case of lung cancers, there aren't any visible signs in the beginning. Cough and weight loss are the first symptoms to appear and by the time they appear, it generally gets late. You might also have the feeling of fatigue and severe chest pain coupled up with shortness of breath and other symptoms like wheezing or even coughing up blood. But by the time these symptoms a...