Lung cancer

Lung cancer accounts for 13 per cent of all new cancer cases and 19 per cent of cancer related deaths worldwide. Lung cancer is a form of cancer that starts in the lungs and reduces the ability to breathe. It can spread to other part of the body in later stage. The first place where lung cancer spread is the lymph node in the center of the chest (mediastinal lymph nodes). In the later stages, lung cancer can spread to distant part of the body, such as liver, brain, or bones.