Lung Adenocarcinoma Symptoms Often Spotted at Late Stage, Treatment Options Available

Lung Adenocarcinoma Symptoms Often Spotted at Late Stage, Treatment Options Available
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths, with the highest mortality worldwide. Specifically, adenocarcinoma is the most common, which shows no obvious symptoms and may have reached an advanced stage when detected. However, updated treatments may help improve a patient’s condition or even cure it.

Symptoms of Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma Are Not Obvious

With the highest incidence rate globally among cancers, lung cancer falls into small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, which includes squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma.
While small cell lung cancer and squamous cell carcinoma are closely associated with smoking, more than half of the world’s lung cancer patients are victims of adenocarcinoma, which is not necessarily related to smoking.
Jenny Han is a health writer for The Epoch Times. She graduated from Shandong University with a major in clinical medicine. She did research on the mechanism of immunity and autoimmune disease at Temple University and Nemours Children's Hospital.
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