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A type of cancer that occurs in the lungs is lung cancer. Two spongy organs in your chest are your lungs that take in oxygen as you inhale and release carbon dioxide as you exhale. The main cause of cancer deaths worldwide is lung cancer. People who smoke have the highest chance of lung cancer, but people who don't smoke can still get lung cancer. With the amount of time and number of cigarettes you have smoked, the risk of lung cancer increases. You will greatly lower the risk of contracting lung cancer if you quit smoking, even after smoking for several years. Lung cancers can affect almost any part of the lung, but 90-95% of lung cancers are caused by epithelial cells, cells that line the larger and smaller airways (bronchi and bronchioles), which is why lung cancers are often referred to as bronchogenic or bronchogenic cancers. (Another word for cancer is carcinoma.) Cancers can also arise from pleura (called mesotheliomas) or rarely from supporting tissues such as blood vessel...

Heart strokes are medical emergencies that endanger life. The faster a person understands a heart stroke, the higher the survival chances and complete recovery. To ensure prompt care, it's crucial to understand the signs and symptoms of a stroke. A stroke occurs when the brain's inadequate blood flow prevents the brain tissue from obtaining oxygen and other vital nutrients. When a bloodstream brings oxygen and nutrients to the brain, this may happen. Any cells in the brain that do not obtain oxygen start to die. Within moments, this can occur. An individual will often get a temporary clot. This can lead to an ischemic (TIA) or "mini-stroke" attack. A bulge in an artery that can burst is a brain aneurysm It may contribute to a stroke. One of the leading causes of death worldwide is heart stroke. Treatment is effective if given not many hours after a stroke has occurred within the original, so it is important to identify the side effects and respond quickly. You can vis...

Asthma is a disease of the lungs that triggers respiration. Asthma affects regular breathing; for an asthma patient, everyday physical tasks become difficult or impossible. When proper care is delayed, asthma can be life threatening. Respiratory disorders such as asthma are becoming alarmingly widespread due to factors like rising pollution. India is estimated by the World Health Organization to have nearly 20 million asthma patients. Asthma also affects children, typically between the ages of 5 and 11. The air we breathe in passes through the nose, throat and into the lungs while breathing. Asthma develops when the airways in the lungs widen and tighten the muscles around them. This allows mucus to block the respiratory tract, further blocking the oxygen supply to the lungs. The consequence is an asthma attack from coughing, etc. Symptoms of Asthma:- Some of the asthma symptoms are: - Coughing, particularly in the night, when laughing or exercising. - Wheezing a sound of whistling whi...

What do Pulmonologists do? For some relatively short-lasting illnesses that affect your lungs, like the flu or pneumonia, you might be able to get all the care you need from your regular doctor. But if your cough, shortness of breath, or other symptoms don't improve, you might need to see a pulmonologist in Nagpur . Pulmonologists are specialists who diagnose and treat diseases of the respiratory system -- the lungs and other organs that help you breathe. When should you see a Pulmonologist? A simple cough associated with allergies or cold shouldn't send you looking for a pulmonary specialist. Urgent care or your primary care doctor should be your first stop, and then on to an allergist or ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist. You should see a pulmonologist if that cough persists for more than 3 weeks, or if it becomes severe. This should be done in consultation with your primary care doctor. When else should you see a pulmonologist? The below symptoms can be r...

Winter brings along lots of lethargy, sleepiness and low energy with it, that it is important to stay active and maintain good health. There are plenty of chances to fall sick in this weather thanks to cold winds and gloomy environment. Here are a few tips to stay healthy and active over the winter: Enjoy seasonal Fruits and Vegetables Oranges, kiwi, grapefruit are some of the seasonal delights that should be enjoyed by everyone in this season. Including these fruits in your breakfast will give the benefits of eating healthy. Vegetables like cauliflower and carrots are a specialty during winters, especially for soups. Tea Season Hot beverages on a winter day are always welcome. Drinking tea which dates back to many decades has numerous health benefits. It contains flavonoids that have antioxidant effects. It keeps the blood vessels healthy and lowers heart risks.  Say No to Tiredness Many people feel tired and sluggish during winters. To avoid this, it is i...

The importance of lungs in proper health is often ignored but that ignorance breaks as soon as one starts experiencing problems in breathing, like respiratory illness, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc. Breathing brings oxygen inside the body and without sufficient oxygen for the body, multiple health issues may arise. Since the majority of one’s day to day activities cannot utilize the lungs to their complete capacity, one needs to and should challenge one’s lungs with more strenuous activities. Also, surroundings and other external factors like pollutants, allergens, dust, and cigarette smoke causes toxins and tar to build up in the lungs and for the clean-up of the same one needs to help the lung to rejuvenate themselves. Follow these simple tips to maintain proper Lung health. Diaphragmatic Breathing There is a diaphragm muscle that separates the lungs from the other organs in the abdomen. In diaphragmatic breathing, one concentrates on the lowering the diaphra...

In the recent past, the cases of lung cancer have increased tremendously and the main reason behind this is the increasing lifespan of Human Beings. According to statistics, 10% of the 15% Lung Cancer occurs in non-smokers. Researchers have found out that about two-thirds of the increase is due to longevity. The rest, they think, is caused by changes in cancer rates across different age groups. This bleak situation urges us to go back to the root causes of the disease to understand the rampant rise. The popular belief that only smoking causes lung cancer is not entirely true, because even the people who have never smoked in their entire lives suffering from Lung Cancer. Hence, when such people are diagnosed with this deadly disease, they cannot understand the reason behind it. Therefore, all nonsmokers should also know about the top Lung Cancer causes. If you too want to know about them, then read on and stay safe: KRIMS hospital is one of the top critical care hospital i...

Smoking regularly not only does affect your lungs but it also affects the functioning of your Lungs. Expert Pulmonologists at KRIMS Hospitals, (which is considered as the best  multispeciality hospital in Nagpur  when it comes to Pulmonology and Orthopaedics) say that 90% of Lung Cancer are linked with cigarette smoking. Smoking creates changes in the respiratory system which are reversible sometimes but most of the times they are irreversible. A lit cigarette releases chemicals called as carcinogens. The most notorious carcinogens include Nicotine, cyanide, benzene. Methanol, Tar etc. Many poisonous gases like carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, nitrosamines polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons etc are also present in cigarette smoke. Whenever you inhale smoke, the smoke passes through the windpipe and then reaches the lungs. Because of the toxic chemicals that are present in cigarette smoke, your lung tissues get irritated. Smoking also affects the people around you too. Pas...

These days, the most chronic respiratory disease in children is Asthma and according to many Doctors, the symptoms of Asthma are developed in the children below the age of 5. Asthma is nothing but an allergic condition in which the small airways in lungs are swollen due to various allergies, that obstruct the breathing out. Asthma is a condition in children that vary by age group as toddlers are diagnosed differently than how adults are. Parents of all children who have Asthma are advised that they must maintain an Asthma action plan with the Doctor to know about the symptoms and its treatment. Symptoms of Asthma: Shortness of Breath Coughing- Coughing from Asthma is often more in the night and early morning Wheezing- Wheezing is a whistling sound that occurs when you breathe Tightness in the chest while running or doing exercise Weakness or tiredness When should you worry? Many things trigger Asthma symptoms like it can be caused by exposure to allergens from dust, an...