| Symptoms
& History
Physical
Findings
Stop
& Think
Lab
and X-Ray
Differential
Diagnosis
The
Disease
Treatment
Conclusions
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Before
talking with Mr. Helms, let's review primary lung cancer, bronchogenic
carcinoma. Remember the lung is a common site of metastatic carcinoma.
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In the industrialized world,
it is the most common visceral malignancy among men. Age
adjusted death rate for men is 74 per 100,000.
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Now the most common cause of
cancer death in women. Age adjusted death rate of 31 per 100,000.
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Approximately 180,000 new cases
per year.
Contributing factors.
Classification
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