Welthy Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I cannot believe how dumb this article sounds. Not the knee thing, but how it was written. Oh, remove the lung cancer and your knee will feel better! What lung cancer isn't difficult to treat???? What would the percentage of any men, with their backgrounds, have lung cancer without looking at their knees??? Jiminy Cricket!! Given the source, it comes as no surprise. Maybe it's just me getting tired of stupidity. Knee Pain May Signal Lung Cancer -- Madeline Vann HealthDay Posted: 2007-09-05 16:09:49 WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) --Heavy smokers with knee arthritis may be experiencing an early sign of a difficult-to-treat lung cancer, research shows. Researchers at Prato Hospital in Italy reviewed the case files of 296 patients with inflammation in one knee between 2000 and 2005. In just under 2 percent of these patients, the mild knee arthritis was accompanied by non-small cell lung cancer. All patients were middle-aged men who had been heavy smokers for most of their lives. Once the cancer tissue was surgically removed, the knee pain cleared up as well. About 85 percent of all lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Unless it is caught early, non-small cell lung cancer is difficult to treat. It spreads to the bones in one in five cases and is well advanced by the time it is diagnosed in half of all cases. Writing in the September issue of The Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, the researchers noted that early warning signs such as knee pain could lead to earlier diagnosis and more successful treatments. More information To learn more about non-small cell lung cancer, visit the American Cancer Society. SOURCE: The Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, news release, Sept. 3, 2007 HealthDay Logo --- Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved. 09/05/2007 12:00 EST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 So if I've done the math right...in 5 years approximately 4 men with arthritis also had lung cancer and from that they conclude that knee pain may be an early sign of lung cancer? My Research Analysis professor would have loved this study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 STUPID!!!!! Kasey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leela Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Wow. That is certainly informative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyr Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Well I'll be a son of a gun. Who knew that knee pain was a symptom of lung cancer. Just whip out the old lung and EUREKA, knee pain cured. It's getting easier and easier to learn something stupid every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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