What happens when cancer metastasizes to lung?

Answer 1

Lung cancer develops when cells become abnormal and grow out of control. Over time they form a clump - also known as a tumour. Lung cancer develops in the tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs (your airways). It can grow within the lung, and it can spread outside the lung.

Lung cancer often develops slowly. It is thought that cells first become abnormal at least five years before the cancer can be detected. The reasons for this delay include:

• most tumours grow slowly
• the lungs are large
• the lungs do not feel pain (pain is not common in lung cancer)
• some of the symptoms are similar to those of COPD, which many smokers also have.

The result of this is that by the time lung cancer is diagnosed, it has often spread outside the lung. If this happens, the cancer is not curable.

There are two main types of lung cancer, called

• small cell cancer
• non small cell cancer; this includes 'squamous' cell cancers and 'adenocarcinoma'.[TOP

Sorry it isn't curable but if you think you may have lung cancer see your G.P A.S.A.P Hurry before its to late

Although it cant be cured if it develops outside the lungs there is a way doctors can slow down the process giving you more time again im sorry it cant be cured hope this helped

Answer 2

What happens next depends on the type of cancer. Some cancers grow rapidly in the lungs, make breathing difficult and cause death within a short period of time. Other, more slowly growing cancers, may not cause any problems over the short term.

Depending on the type of cancer and how rapidly it's growing in the lungs, you may be offered either no treatment (just wait and see how fast the cancer grows), surgery to remove your cancer, radiofrequency ablation to zap the cancer with radiation, or chemotherapy (drugs).

Answer 3

for the most part, once cancer has reached the lungs, there is not much that can be done; consult a physician for the most accurate prognosis