Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Lung cancer
| About underlying conditions: With a diagnosis of Lung cancer, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Lung cancer. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Lung cancer. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis |
Underlying conditions list: The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Lung cancer includes:
- Metastatic lung cancer - many lung cancers result from metastasis of other cancers.
Lung cancer as a complication: Other conditions that might have Lung cancer as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Lung cancer as a complication includes:
- Asbestosis
- Colorectal cancer
- Endometrial Cancer
- Esophagus Cancer
- Hodgkin's Disease
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver cancer
- Marijuana
- Melanoma
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pneumoconiosis
- Smoking
- Stomach cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Uterine Cancer
Last revision: June 2, 2003
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