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Cancer of the Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs

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Lung cancer is one of the most common oncological diagnoses in the United States. When diagnosed at an early stage, surgical resection or occasionally stereotactic radiation can be curative. Localized lung cancers can be resected with lobectomy, pneumonectomy, or sleeve resection removing the tumor and bronchus. Almost 40% of patients are not surgical candidates due to comorbidities related to smoking. Lung cancer is frequently diagnosed in its later stages due to many overlapping symptoms from comorbid medical conditions such as tobacco abuse and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Common medical considerations associated with this diagnosis include supplemental oxygen, palliative radiation, and pain management to name a few. Patients who have been treated for lung cancer may present with a variety of impairments and frequently have limited exercise tolerance from dyspnea and pain. These patients can use exercise as well as physical, occupational, and speech therapies throughout the course of their disease to help reduce morbidity and improve their quality of life.

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    Charles Mitchell, Vishwa Raj & Terrence Pugh

  2. Cancer Rehabilitation Section of Rehabilitation Department of Supportive Care at Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC, USA

    Charles Mitchell, Vishwa Raj & Terrence Pugh

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Mitchell, C., Raj, V., Pugh, T. (2020). Cancer of the Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs. In: Baima, J., Khanna, A. (eds) Cancer Rehabilitation . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44462-4_9

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