Lung Cancer: Why does it matter where you get lung cancer

Why does it matter where you get lung cancer?
Why does it matter where you get lung cancer? It kills all the same.
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Hi: I had my left lung removed due to small cell carsinoma. I am a non smoker. And you can also get lung cancer from asbestos but I use to work in a smokey casino in las vegas. but I got it and I am not going to give up My lung was removed July 2004. So never give up. And if you have a family member with it I would recomend that he or she see a onicologest and do treatments as well as surgery if they can. But never give up because of the word Cancer...
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Not sure what you mean by "where" you get lung cancer. Obviously you know that lung cancer is in lung tissue (at least I hope you know) but what do you mean by "where"? If what you really meant to say is "Why does it matter where in or on your body you get cancer?", then it matters a lot. Some cancers have a higher cure rate than others, some are more aggressive than others, some metastasize more readily, some are slow-growing and some respond better to treatment. A lot depends on the primary site.
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I'm assuming you're referring to the lung cancerous cells spreading to other parts of the body? This is called metastasis or advanced metastatic lung cancer. What happens in this case is that the cancer that originally started in the lungs is no longer localized to the lungs, but has gotten into the lymph/blood system and spread to other organs. The cancerous lung cells plant themselves in other parts of the body and start to grow. This is worse than localized lung cancer, so it's more likely to kill. Surgery alone wouldn't be enough to remove the spread cancer. Having localized cancer of any form is better for survival chances, as it can be operated on and removed, then possibly treated with chemo/radiation/immunotherapy in just that area to ensure the cancer is killed.
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Well if you get cancer while at work, then it becomes a workers compensation deal, and then your old employer will have to pay at least part of the cost of the casket. They also need to continue your wages for a while, during the time that you are away from work getting treatment, unless they can prove that your asbestosis was caused by something away from work, like asbestos sprayed on ceilings in your home or something like that. Proving that you get lung cancer at work is more difficult in some states than others. For instance, in Oregon, it is much more difficult for the employee to prove it happened at work, while in California, it is more difficult for the employer to prove it did not happen at work. So yes it does matter where you are when they discover the cancer, and if you got it at work or while at home, or on your recreation time. Yes I am making fun of a serious subject. I hope someone got a laugh out of this - they where probably having a pretty bad day otherwise, I hope it got a chuckle out of them. My Personal History With Cancer: I started to learn about Lung Cancer when I was only 9. By 10, I knew what it is like to lose a parent to lung cancer, and by 18 I can tell you I had first hand experience in losing both parents. Funny, they say in a household where both parents smoke, that one or two of the kids might also smoke. Seems that non of the kids, and most of the grandkids never took an interest in smoking. I personally can not touch a cigarette, even the thought of it makes me uncomfortable. More recently, I have had two friends with life threatening cancer, and both have fully recovered. They used to have very high PSA counts, but that readout is now 0. They both used to get yearly screening for cancer, but the doctor said "Keep up the good work, you don't need to come back for 2 years". You see killing cancer cells is not difficult anymore. Once we began to understand how they multiply, and what environment the cancer cells multiply best in, then change to un-fertile environment, and the cancer will die off. When they test the blood of a cancer patient, they are all to acidic. Good Luck!
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It doesn't matter where you get it or how you get it, its a very hard cancer to overcome and the odds are certainly against us. Not impossible for some to overcome lung cancer, but most can certainly be terminal. Personally my docs don't have an answer on how I got it, all they can tell me is that mine isn't going to go away. that doesn't mean I won't fight it til my last breath.
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A lot depends on the kind of lung cancer. My mom was diagnosed with small cell in June of 2006 and died three months later. However, her brother was diagnosed with lung cancer (not small cell) in 1986, had a lung removed, underwent radiation, and lived for 21 more years before he died of heart related conditions.

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Why does it matter where you get lung cancer