The lung cancer lawyers with Pintas & Mullins can possibly help you seek compensation if you believe you have been misdiagnosed. With help from medical experts, our attorneys answer frequently asked questions about lung cancer, including treatments, symptoms, and how to cope with this life-altering news. If you have any additional questions, reach out today for a FREE consultation.
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), lung cancer survival rates can depend on many factors, including the type of cancer and stage of the disease. How long you can live after being diagnosed with lung cancer, therefore, varies greatly from person to person. Different types of lung cancer can have very different survival rates. …
Health care professionals use CT scans as a diagnostic tool for multiple types of cancer, including lung cancer. However, a CT scan can be wrong about cancer. This type of testing may miss the presence of lung cancer or produce false positives that can lead to unnecessary and expensive additional testing. Understanding CT Scans CT …
Yes, you can be misdiagnosed with lung cancer when you are suffering from another disease. Lung cancer, especially at its later stages, can share similar symptoms with other illnesses such as pneumonia and tuberculosis. These symptoms include coughing, chest pain, breathing difficulties, and weight loss. A physician might mistake these as a sign that you …
Thanks to advances in medical technology, a computed tomography (CT) scan now allows doctors to detect lung cancer even during its early stages. This significantly improves patients’ chances of recovering from the disease and lowers related treatment costs. A CT scan is one of several diagnostic tests that physicians order when they suspect lung cancer. …
It is not always easy to know whether you have been exposed to asbestos, especially since asbestos-related diseases usually have a long latency period. In other words, it can be several decades after coming into contact with asbestos at work or home before you find out you have an asbestos-related disease. Understanding Asbestos Asbestos is …
Directly handling or working with materials containing asbestos can lead to significant skin exposure. This exposure can result in negative health effects, such as cancer and other diseases. Exposure to asbestos can occur either through skin absorption or more commonly, through inhaling or swallowing fibers that have detached from the skin. Asbestos fibers also can …
Asbestos is associated with a variety of illnesses, many of which affect the lungs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), asbestos can cause health problems, including: Asbestosis – This condition is scarring on the lungs caused by inhaling asbestos fibers. Asbestosis is not cancerous, but scarring on the lungs can make …
If you are suffering from lung cancer or mesothelioma, there are alternative lung cancer treatments available. While there is a lack of proof for the effectiveness of alternative treatments in the fight against cancer, many patients reportedly feel better after using alternative treatments or complementary medicine alongside their conventional therapies, according to the American Cancer …
The odds of beating lung cancer remain very low. According to the journal Epidemiology of Lung Cancer Prognosis, the five-year survival rate for lung cancer caught in the first stage is between five and 15%. At the worst stage of lung cancer, stage four, Open Biology found that patients only have a one-year survival rate …
Medical testing can determine if you have stage 1 lung cancer. Upon receiving a cancer diagnosis, your medical team can determine the best course of treatment for you. If you have a history of smoking tobacco products or exposure to asbestos, you are at an increased risk of developing this disease. About 8 million Americans …
Your risk of getting lung cancer may be higher depending on your profession as there are some jobs in which the rates of such cancer are higher. In general, occupational lung diseases are more common than other workplace illnesses in terms of severity, frequency, and preventability. While there are other factors that affect your individual …
Evidence suggests that a very small portion of lung cancer cases in the United States, approximately eight percent result from familial risk for lung cancer. Most lung cancer cases result from smoking or breathing in harmful substances such as radon gas and asbestos but the leading cause of lung cancer may be genetic or hereditary. …
A lung PET scan may be among the tools used to diagnose lung cancer, according to Cedars-Sinai. A doctor will likely conduct a low-dose computed tomography scan (CT scan) before a PET scan, however, as well as biopsies of the lung tissue and blood work. Together, these diagnostic tools can determine whether or not you …
People who face a terminal diagnosis with an advanced stage of lung cancer may have made plans for their end of life or may have entered hospice. Towards the end, people who suffer from this disease may experience some signs that death is near such as significant changes in body temperature, energy levels, blood pressure, …
Stage 4 cancer usually has spread to multiple places in the body, meaning you can live only a few weeks or a few months. In rare cases, some people may survive for several months or even a year with stage 4 cancer, with or without treatment. Some studies have found that attempting to aggressively treat …
Lung cancer’s early stage symptoms are not easy to notice. Some people may suffer from lung cancer and not know it. However, as the number of signs and symptoms of lung cancer begins to increase, it will become more likely that you notice them, causing you to wonder whether you suffer from lung cancer. Always …
If you were recently diagnosed with lung cancer in New Mexico and are unsure of what to do next, it may benefit you to try to figure out what caused your cancer. If your lung cancer was caused by exposure to harmful substances such as radon or asbestos, you may be able to recover compensation …
Mesothelioma can take a long time to develop after exposure to asbestos. Click here to learn more about the development of mesothelioma after asbestos exposure. How Long Does It Take for Me to Get Sick from Mesothelioma After Exposure to Asbestos? Figuring out how long it takes to get sick from mesothelioma after exposure to …
What Interest Groups Are There for Mesothelioma? Asbestos has been used around the world for decades in a wide range of products, including those used in the construction, automotive, shipbuilding, and firefighting industries. People can be exposed to asbestos at work or by using consumer products that contain the carcinogen. Those who come into contact …
Mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer that comes in several types and is associated with exposure to the material asbestos. According to the Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center, there are four types of mesothelioma (classed according to the cancer’s location in the body). The vast majority of cases involve cancer in the lungs (pleural …
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