1. Lung cancer By QINGLE HOU 1 Semester 2013

2. The Scope of This Presentation  Definition & Statistics  Causes & Symptoms  Treatment & Prevention

3. Definition & Statistics What is Lung Cancer? Lung Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one or both lungs; usually in the cells that line the air passages.

5. Facts & figures  Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer.  About 9,200 people are diagnosed with lung cancer.  Lung cancer is most commonly diagnosed in people 65 to 79 years old.

6. Causes  Smoking  Secondhand smoke  Enviromental cause

7. Symptoms of lung cancer  coughing  unexplained weight loss  shortness of breath  chest pain.

8. Treatment & Prevention  Chemotherapy  Radiotherapy  Quit smoking

10. Conclusion  Definition & Statistics  Causes & Symptoms  Treatment & Prevention

11. References  http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcar ticles.nsf/pages/Lung_cancer http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcar ticles.nsf/pages/Lung_cancer  http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topic/lung-cancer