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Kristine: EVERY THURSDAY
WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT A HEALTH
ISSUE OR CONCERN AFFECTING MANY
PEOPLE.
BREAKING DOWN THE INFORMATION
HEALTHY.
DR. KALANI BRADY JOINS US NOW
WITH THIS WEEK'S TOPIC.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LUNG CANCER.
IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE TO TALK
ABOUT IT TODAY BECAUSE TODAY IS
THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT.
WHAT IS LUNG CANCER?
LUNG CANCER IS A CANCER.
AND DEFINING IT IT HAS THREE
CHARACTERISTICS.
IT GROWS WITHOUT LIMIT.
FOR.
SO A CANCER OF THE EYE, YOU
CAN'T SEE.
A LUNG CANCER WILL NOT TRANSMITT
THE OXYGEN FROM THE AIR INTO THE
BLOOD SO YOU CAN BREATHE FOR THE
REST OF YOUR BODY.
AND THE THIRD IS METASTISIS.
THEY GO SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE
BODY AND SET UP SHOT.
AND HAVE CANCER IN PLACES LIKE
THE BONE, IN PLACES LIKE THE
LIVE AND BRAIN.
Kristine: AND HOW MANY NEW
CASES ARE REPORTED EVERY YEAR?
MORE THAN 170,000 CASES A
YEAR ARE DIAGNOSED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
IT IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER
KILLER, BOTH IN THE UNITED
STATES AND IN HAWAI'I.
BUT -- THE REALLY IMPORTANT PART
IS IT PREVENTABLE.
Kristine: WHAT ARE THE RISK
FACTORS?
THEY HAVE TO DO WITH SMOKING.
AND IF YOU SMOKE ALREADY, THIS
IS A GOOD CHANCE TO STOP WITH
THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT.
TALKING TO THE TOBACCO QUIT LINE
IS ANOTHER WAY.
IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF YOU
STOP IN TERMS OF RISK.
THE RISK FACTORS OF CANCER OF
THE LUNG INCLUDE SMOKING
CIGARETTES, CIGARS, PIPES,
FACTOR FOR LUNG CANCER.
Kristine: AND SOME PEOPLE
DON'T SMOKE AND THEY COULD BE AT
RISK DUE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE.
BOTH MY PARENTS DIDN'T KNOW
THE RISK WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP.
BOTH MY PARENTS WERE
CHAIN-SMOKERS AS I WAS A CHILD,
AND THAT'S A MAJOR RISK CHTION
IN ADDITION TO THAT, AIR
POLLUTION.
FAMILY HISTORY OF CANCER AND AGE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TO LOOK FOR?
A COUGH THAT DOESN'T STOP.
ESPECIALLY A COUGH WHERE YOU'RE
COUGHING BLOOD IS A SIGN.
UNEXPLAINED WEIGHT LOSS.
FATIGUE.
OTHER SIGNS INCLUDE SHORTNESS OF
BREATHE, WEEING -- WHEEZING, CHEST
STARTS TO CHANGE.
RIGHT.
Kristine: AND HOW IS LUNG
CANCER DIAGNOSED?
YOU GO TO YOUR DOCTOR.
A HISTORY AND PHYSICAL IS THE
IMPORTANT PART OF DOUG KNOW DIAGNOSIS.
AND A CHEST X-RAY AND A CAT SCAN
IS IMPORTANT.
AND A BIOPSY.
A PREVENTIVE -- SCREENING TEST
FOR LUNG CANCER IN SMOKERS OR
RECENTLY QUIT SMOKERS IS THAT
LOW DOSE CAT SCAN OF THE CHEST.
Kristine: IF YOU'RE
DIAGNOSED, WHAT ARE TREATMENTS
AVAILABLE?
AGAIN, STOPPING SMOKING IS
VERY IMPORTANT.
THE SURGERY THAT'S DONE ON STAGE
ONE, CERTAIN TYPES OF LUNG
CANCER STAGE ONE CAN BE
CURATIVE.
THERE'S CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION
AND TARGETED THERAPY LIKE IMMUNO
PREVENT IT, ASIDING FROM
QUITTING SMOKING?
QUITTING SMOKING IS IT.
THE TAB TAG TA BACK KO QUIT LINE.