Oncological disease of the lungs Teaching lesson 8 Written by: Zdeňka Smejkalová, Jitka Slaná Reissmannová Structure of the breathing system Nasal cavity Pharynx Larynx Trachea Bronchi Lungs (1) Oncological disease of the lungs •Paired respiratory organ •Main functions •Exchange of respiratory gases between air and blood • •Air passages frequently have • metastases of other tumours, but these • tumours are not classified as lung cancer. • Occurrence of lung cancer Lung cancer is the fourth most frequent neoplastic disease! • Risk factors and symptoms •Risk factors •Smoking •Active smoking = smoke is inhaled by the person who IS SMOKING. •Passive smoking = smoke is inhaled by a person who IS NOT SMOKING. •Low-quality environment •Genetic factors • • •Symptoms •There are usually no symptoms in the initial stage. •Symptoms of late cancer stage •Cough – the most frequent sign of lung cancer •Blood coughing •Pain in the chest •Hoarseness, difficult swallowing •Loss of appetite, weight loss, temperature, fatigue • Prevention of lung cancer •Non-smoking – the most important preventive measure • •Avoiding passive smoking • •Preventive programmes in school References •MACHOVÁ, Jitka. Biologie člověka pro učitele. Second edition. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2016. ISBN 978-80-246-3357-2. •Rakovina plic. Vitalion [online]. c2018 [cit. 2018-05-09]. Retrieved from z: https://nemoci.vitalion.cz/rakovina-plic/ •Faktory zevního prostředí, vliv na zdraví, prevence. Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi [online]. 2008 [cit. 2018-09-14]. Retrieved from: http://www.szu.cz/manual-prevence-v-lekarske-praxi •DIENSTBIER, Zdeněk a Evžen SKALA. Co bychom měli vědět o rakovině. Praha: Liga proti rakovině Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-260-7710-7. •Figures: •(1): Respiratory system. Volny-cas-uceni-cz [online]. c2015 [cit. 2018-06-12]. Retrieved from: https://volny-cas-uceni-cz.webnode.cz/prirodoveda/a5-rocnik/clovek/soustavy/dychaci-soustava/ •(2), (3): Novotvary 2015 ČR [online]. Praha: Ústav zdravotnických informací a statistik ČR, 2015. [cit. 30/04/2018]. Retrieved from: http://www.uzis.cz/publikace/novotvary-2015 • •