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Dipak Chandy1, George Maguire, Wilbert S Aronow
1Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
Abstract:
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Fifteen percent of patients are asymptomatic at diagnosis. Symptoms usually indicate advanced disease. Signs include chronic cough, hemoptysis, wheezing, dyspnea, vague chest pain, hoarseness, pleural effusion, cardiac arrhythmias and bone pain. Significant surgical advances have reduced operational mortality rate. Early detection and surgery can increase survival rates for some patients.
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