Lung Cancer - Inside Health Clinic

Did you know?

• More than half of lung cancer cases will have widespread metastases at the time of first diagnosis and will not survive for a year.
• Risk for a non-smoking spouse of a smoker is up 30%.
• Tobacco also increases risk of leukemia, cancers of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, pharynx, larynx, kidney, ureter, bladder, and cervix.
• Approximately 15% of all lung cancers are diagnosed in people who have never smoked.
• 5 year survival for small cell cancers are 5 to 10%, and for non-small cancers 15%.

Common Signs & Symptoms

• Cough
• Sputum
• Hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
• Breathing with great effort
• Frequent or persistent upper respiratory tract infections
• Weight loss
• Fatigue

Common Naturopathic Treatment Would Focus On

• Diet and lifestyle changes (especially a diet high in cruciferous vegetables)
• Immune support
• Balancing hormones
• Quality of life

Avoid

• Tobacco smoking
• Exposure to radon gas, entering a home from the soil and rock below
• Radiation exposure such as environmental uranium, and medical radionuclides
• Toxic petrochemical, arsenic, asbestos
• Lack of exercise
• Low vegetable intake
• Red meat and processed meat
• Inorganic phosphates from fertilizers