In addition to tuberculosis, which is an important problem in our country, diagnosis and treatment of inpatient service and polyclinic services are provided such as smoking-related lung diseases like allergic respiratory tract diseases, asthma and chronic bronchitis, pleural diseases, lung cancer, respiratory failure, lung infections, environmental and occupational lung diseases.

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES APPLIED AT OUR CENTER ARE:

• Respiratory function tests
• Allergy skin tests

In addition to the respiratory function tests, allergy tests, which are required in the diagnosis and treatment of our outpatient or inpatient patients, x-ray, tomography and ultrasound are carried out in our hospital in cooperation with the radiology department.

LUNG CANCER

Lung cancer is a disease caused by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells in normal lung tissue. As a result of this uncontrolled proliferation in the lung, masses of varying sizes are formed, causing damage by spreading to both surrounding tissues and distant organs (often liver, bone, brain) in more advanced stages of the disease.

WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS FOR LUNG CANCER?

• Smoking
• Passive smoke exposure
• Fibrous mineral (asbestos-erionite) exposure
• Radon gas
• Familial predisposition symptoms
• Cough
• Coughing up blood in the mouth
• Shortness of breath
• Sometimes wheezing and breathing
• Chest and arm pain that doesn’t go away
• Hoarseness
• Recurrent lung infections with delayed recovery
• Swelling in the neck and face
• Anorexia
• Weight loss
• Tiredness

IMAGING METHODS

• Lung X-ray
• Computed Tomography (CT)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)