The main symptom of mouth cancer is a painless lump inside the mouth or on the tongue that seems to be getting larger and may bleed. Visit a dentist to identify mouth cancer symptoms with tips from a doctor in this free video on cancer.

Expert: Dr. David Cathcart
Bio: Dr. David Cathcart specializes in occupational medicine and has an in-depth knowledge of cancer, as well as experience dealing with cancer patients and treatment for multiple years.
Filmmaker: Johnny Cathcart

Duration : 0:1:16

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More than 85 percent of lung cancer cases are smoking-related. In this interview, we hear from a chest surgeon who specializes in treating lung and esophageal cancer about the trends in smoking in the United States. The interview also covers lung cancer, including how it develops and how it is treated.

Part One:
Cancer death rates
Trends in smoking
Lung cancer
Pack years
Second hand smoke

Part Two:
Diagnosing lung cancer
Types of lung cancer
Lung cancer symptoms
Staging
Lobectomy
Recurrence Rate

Dr. Richard Battafarano, head of thoracic surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Battafarano is also an associate professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Links:
Lung Cancer Surgery (Part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvmoj_xEeUs

Lung Cancer Surgery (Part 2)

Maryland Thoracic Surgery

http://www.umm.edu/thoracic/index.htm

Dr. Richard Battafarano
http://www.umm.edu/thoracic/contact.htm#Battafarano Distributed by …

Duration : 10 min 27 sec

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