Lung Cancer Webinar
Date: 11 November 2023, Saturday
Time: English 10am โ 11:30am | Mandarin 2:00pm โ 3:30pm
๐ปZoom registration: https://linktr.ee/lcam23
Join us at our Lung Cancer Awareness Webinars on 11 November and learn from specialists from Asian Alliance Radiation & Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore and National University Cancer Institute, Singapore about:
โ๏ธSigns and symptoms of lung cancer
โ๏ธ How to prevent lung cancer
โ๏ธ Lung cancer screening options
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
โข Dr Koh Wee Yao
Senior Consultant, Department of Radiation Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
โข Dr Darren Lim
Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore
โข Mdm Deepa Maurya
Lung Cancer Patient and Chairperson of Bishana Ladies Group, Singapore Cancer Society
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What is Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lungs. This usually occurs in those cells that line the air passages. As the cancer cells grow, they can interfere with the normal functioning of the lungs. They can also spread from the original part of the lung to lymph glands around the airway, the opposite lung, bones, brain, and liver, as well as to other parts of the body.
Read more here: https://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg/learn-about-cancer/types-of-cancer/lung-cancer.html
Risk Factors
- Cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor of lung cancer. The risk of having lung cancer increases with the number of cigarettes smoked each day and the duration of smoking
- Second hand smoke (passive smoke) is a major risk factor of lung cancer among non-smokers. No amount of exposure to second-hand smoke is safe
- Lung cancer is more common in people above the age of 40
- Exposure to cancer-causing chemicals increases the risk of lung cancer, e.g. asbestos, coal gas, chromates, nickel, arsenic, vinyl chloride, mustard gas and radon
- Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy weight
- A personal or family history: the risk of lung cancer may be higher if your parents, brothers or sisters, or children have had lung cancer. A lung cancer survivor,especially those who have smoked, may develop another form of lung cancer.
The most effective method to reduce the risk of getting lung cancer is to avoid smoking.
Signs & Symptoms
Often, there are no symptoms of lung cancer during its early stages. However, common symptoms of lung cancer may include:
- General weakness, tiredness, and unexplained weight loss
- Persistent coughs that worsen over time
- Blood in sputum (Haemoptysis)
- Shortness of breath, wheezing, or hoarseness
- Recurring chest infection and fever
- Constant chest pain
- Loss of appetite
- Symptoms resulting from the metastases of lung cancer, such as a swollen liver, paleness, swelling of lymph nodes