About Lung Cancer: Understanding Lung Cancer Words and Terms

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Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Symptoms / Diagnosis Coping Treatment From Lynne Eldridge MD, your Guide to Lung Cancer  The words you hear from your doctor after you're diagnosed with lung cancer may sound like a foreign language -- one which you never wished to learn. It's wonderful that, unlike in the past, many patients often have instant access to their medical records via a patient portal.  Not only can you learn more than in the past, but reading through your records gives you the opportunity to detect any medical errors.  Yet understanding the words in your pathology and radiology reports can be very confusing.  What do some of these terms mean? Best wishes until next week, Dr. Lynne Understanding Your Lung Cancer Pathology Report Of all reports, your lung cancer pathology report is probably the most confusing.  Words like "gross specimen" surgical margins" and more can leave you scratching your head on top of the anxiety.  Search Related Topics:  lung cancer diagnosis  types of lung cancer  tumor markers What is Atelectasis?  Many people experience atelectasis at some time during their lung cancer journey.  What exactly does this mean, what are the causes, and how is it treated? Search Related Topics:  atelectasis  respiratory symptoms  bronchoscopy Understanding Cancer Cachexia Both the word cachexia - and the symptom of weight loss despite eating adequate calories - are confusing.  Yet this syndrome which is estimated to be responsible for roughly 20% of cancer deaths is often ignored and misunderstood. Search Related Topics:  cachexia  cancer nutrition  advanced lung cancer Lung Cancer TNM Staging In addition to staging you may be familiar with - for example stages 1 through 4 - doctors often use TNM staging to describe a lung cancer and recommend treatment.  What do these letters mean? Search Related Topics:  lung cancer stages  lung cancer treatments  coping with lung cancer Related Searches Cure for Lung Cancer Treatment of Cancer Lung Cancer Stage 4 Breast Cancer News What Is Lung Cancer Featured Articles Malignant Pleural Effusion Cancer Support Groups Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVC Syndrome) 12 Tips for Supporting a Loved One With Cancer Lung Cancer and Depression Finding Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer Treatment   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Lynne Eldridge MD Lung Cancer Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Lung Cancer newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What is Lung Cancer? Symptoms of Lung Cancer Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Treatment of Lung Cancer Preventing Lung Cancer   Follow me on: Advertisement