Search for: [Abstract = "Lung cancer is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm in men, the second most common among women. However, as the number of deaths caused by cancer is concerned, it holds the first position among both the genders.It has been assessed that ca. 80% deaths among men and ca. 75% deaths of women caused by lung cancer are related to tobacco smoking. In lung cancer aetiology, factors concerning the exposure to carcinogens caused by an occupation as well as genetic predispositions are less relevant.Lung cancer is very frequently asymptomatic. Its long subclinical development is related to the lack of sensory nerves in lung parenchyma. The most common lung cancer symptoms are cough, haemoptysis, dyspnoea, pain and paraneoplastic syndromes. In case of the cancer suspicion, the basic tests are as follows by turns\: chest radiogram, chest CT, bronchoscopy, EBUS\/EUS.In Poland, 80% of all the lung cancer cases belong to the non\-small cell type. The remaining diagnosed cases are small cell cancers \(17%\) and other lung cancer types, including sarcoma and carcinoids \(3%\). An advanced stage of non\-small cell lung cancer is diagnosed among 60–85% of the patients. The non\-small cell lung cancer treatment is mainly based on combined radio\- and chemotherapy. At the early stage of non\-small cell lung cancer, the treatment of choice is surgical or combined surgical and systemic treatment. The key elemen"]

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