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Why lung cancer difficult to treat "the medical-up date"

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Why lung cancer difficult to treat "the medical-up date"
To answer these questions need to be understood first of pulmonary organ function.
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     a. airway
     b. heart
     c. airbag

Lung is the organ that plays a role in the respiratory system (respiration) is the process of oxygen (O2) from the free air when you inhale, over the airways (bronchi) and reached the walls of the alveoli (air bags) O2 will transfer into a vein in which other beside flowing red blood cells to be taken to the cells in a variety of cells other organs as energy metabolism in the process. In the next stage after the metabolism of the remnants of the metabolism, especially carbon dioxide (CO2) will bring the blood to be discarded back into the atmosphere through the lungs when you breathe out. Because the function can be understood that the most open lung with the inhaled air pollutants including cigarette smoke which is inhaled with the full intent is. Various disorders can disrupt the respiratory system, among others, levels of air pollution, so little O2, airway disorders in / lung, heart or blood disorders.

In particular, the lungs are said to take the place of the body clean of blood (O2 rich) and the wash the blood from the body (many contain CO2) prior to the heart to re-circulated to the entire body

In general, disruption of the airway can be is an airway obstruction (obstruction) or a lung disorder that causes can not be perfect flower (restrictive). A large tumor in the lungs can cause some lung and / airway collapse, whereas tumors located in the airways may cause obstruction of the airway. That suppress tumor of the chest wall can cause damage / destruction of bone and cause chest wall pain. Fluid in the pleural cavity often ditmukan on lung cancer lung function was also disturbing.

Complaints that often arise in the lung disease called respiratory complaints can occur only one and sometimes more than one, among others

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       Shortness of breath with or squeaky sound (wheezing)
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       Sense of weight in the chest when breathing
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       Coughing
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       Coughing blood
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       Chest pain

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