lung cancer
cancer in the lung
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Summary
lung cancer is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,194 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: respiratory system cancer[3], lung disease[4], lung neoplasm[5]
- Commons category: Cancers of bronchus and lung[6]
- ICPC 2 ID: R84[7]
- Symptoms and signs: chest pain[8], cough[9], hemoptysis[10], fatigue[11], weight loss[12], anorexia[13], dyspnea[14], wheeze[15]
- Has cause: tobacco smoking[16], asbestosis[17], passive smoking[18], radon[19], air pollution[20], smoking[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lung cancer[22]
- Medical examination: radiography[23], computed tomography[24], bronchoscopy[25], biopsy[26]
- Anatomical location: human lung[27]
- Has effect: death[28]
- ICD-9-CM: 162.3[29], 162.5[30], 162.8[31], 162.4[32]
- Health specialty: oncology[33], pulmonology[34]
- Genetic association: CHEK2[35], TP63[36], BPTF[37], VTI1A[38], PHACTR2[39], LRFN2[40], RAD52[41], TERT[42], MTMR3[43], GPC5[44], TGM5[45], CLPTM1L[46], IL1RAP[47], EGFR[48]
- Studied by: pulmonology[49]
Why It Matters
lung cancer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]