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Cancer Risk Factors

Cancer is caused when various risk factors result in the abnormal division of cells with the destruction of body tissues. The dominant risk factors responsible for developing cancer are age, alcohol drinking, taking cancer-causing substances, hormones, immunosuppression, radiation, sunlight, tobacco, and obesity. It occurs anywhere in the body.

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What are the chances of survival in stage 4 lung cancer?

Query: Hi doctor, What are the chances of survival in the 4th stage lung tumor? Is there any specific suggestion for the cure? The patient had biopsy and bronchoscopy. The doctors suggest us to wait for biopsy report before any further medication.  Read Full »


Dr. Andrew Chellakumar Fenn

Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.When the patient has been diagnosed to have stage 4 lung cancer, the survival depends on lots of factors. They are co-morbidities such as diabetes and hypertension, performance status whether he is able to walk around and do his activities or he is confined to bed, the exte...  Read Full »

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