Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth that begins in the lung. It is the most diagnosed cancer worldwide, and the leading cause of cancer death. Those with early lung cancer often have no symptoms, but advanced disease can cause shortness of breath, coughing (including with blood), and chest pain. The cancer can spread to other organs, causing a variety of symptoms, and eventually death. Lung cancer is treated with surgery and chemotherapy, followed by newer targeted molecular therapies and immunotherapy. Prognosis is poor, with around 19 percent of people surviving five years from their diagnoses. Lung cancer used to be a rare disease, but its incidence rose dramatically following the mass popularity of cigarettes in the 20th century. Up to 90 percent of lung cancer cases are caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, with the remainder caused by genetic factors, radon gas, asbestos, and air pollution.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1944:
Second World War: Canadian troops defeated the last German counterattacks against Carpiquet, Normandy, France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Windsor
1946:
Named after Bikini Atoll, the site of the nuclear-weapons test Operation Crossroads in the Marshall Islands, the modern bikini was introduced at a fashion show in Paris. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini
1973:
Juvénal Habyarimana orchestrated a bloodless coup d'état of the Rwandan government and began a totalitarian dictatorship. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Rwandan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
2009:
A series of violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, the capital city of Xinjiang in China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2009_%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_riots
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
visceral: 1. (anatomy) Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”). 2. (pathology) Of a disease: involving the viscera. 3. Of or relating to the viscera or bowels formerly regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively), relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility. 4. (figuratively) 5. Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking. 6. (obsolete) (Apparently) situated in the viscera or the interior of the body. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/visceral
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Establishing the full truth about the crimes of the occupiers on our independent Ukrainian land is a fundamental prerequisite for bringing Russia to full accountability for its aggression and terror. We must do everything for justice, and I am grateful to those of you who are bringing this day closer, this time — the time of justice. --Volodymyr Zelenskyy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy