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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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