lung cancer screening saves lives by finding cancer earlier, when it may be treated more successfully.Staging tests may include imaging procedures that allow your doctor to look for evidence that cancer has spread beyond your lungs.

1. Test to be taken for Diagnosing lung cancer
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2. Lung cancer
• Lung cancer can start in the wind pipe(trachea) ,the main
airway (bronchus)or the lung tissue.
• lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that
start off in one or both lungs; usually in the cells that line the
air passages.
• There are various test has been taken for lung cancer at every
stages to know how much it spread over the body and
effected the lungs.

4. Test to diagnose lung cancer
• If you have symptoms related to lung cancer, your doctor can
order number of tests to look for cancer cells.
• And to check how much its effected the lungs and other
nodes.
• In order to diagnose lung cancer, your doctor may
recommend various types of tests.
• Here are few tests for lung cancer that need to be taken to
diagnose it.

5. Imaging tests
• Imaging test is nothing but an x-ray .An X-ray of your lungs
may reveal an abnormal mass or nodule.
• A CT scan can reveal small lesions in your lungs that might not
be detected on an X-ray.
• Through the x-ray or CT scan we can identify the lung cancer
for the person whether it is mild or severe.

7. Sputum cytology
• Sputum differs from saliva, in that it contains cells that line
the respiratory passages.
• If you have a cough and are producing sputum, looking at the
sputum under the microscope can sometimes reveal the
presence of lung cancer cells.
• A sample of mucus or phlegm brought up by coughing is
looked at under a microscope.
• It is one of the way to identify the lung cancer who has
symptoms about it.

9. Tissue sample (biopsy).
• A Lung biopsy removes a small piece of lung tissue which can
be looked at under a microscope.
• Biopsy can be done in four ways. This method used depends
on where the sample will be taken from and your overall
health.
• Bronchoscopic biopsy, needle biopsy, open biopsy, Video-
assisted thoracoscopic surgery .

10. Bronchoscopy
• A thin flexible tube with a tiny camera is inserted through the
nose or mouth and down into the lungs.
• A bronchoscope also can be used to take a small tissue sample
for biopsy.

11. Fine needle aspiration
• The skin is scrubbed clean and a local anesthetic is injected to
numb the area where the biopsy needle will be inserted.
• A very small needle is placed into the tumor. Suction is used
to remove a small amount of tissue, which is then looked at
under a microscope.

12. Open biopsy
• An open biopsy is a way of checking the whole lump for
cancerous cells, rather than just a part of it.
• An open biopsy uses surgery to make a cut (incision) between
the ribs and remove a sample. of lung tissue

13. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
• The VATS approach allows the surgeon to access the problem
area by using an endoscope and other small endoscopic
instruments and endostaplers.
• These small instruments can be inserted into the chest
through small 2-4 cm incisions made between the ribs.
• The scope allows the surgeon to view, under high
magnification, the cancerous lung tissue and manipulate the
instruments to effectively transect and remove the tissue
from the body

14. • These ways helps to identify lung cancer and its stages .we
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