Lung cancer. Coloured frontal X-ray showing a bronchial carcinoma (orange) in the upper lobe of a patient's right lung (blue, left). The cancer has le

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Lung cancer. Coloured frontal X-ray showing a bronchial carcinoma (orange) in the upper lobe of a patient's right lung (blue, left). The cancer has lead to a lack of gas exchange within the lung's alveoli (atelectasis). The diaphragm (white, bottom) can also be seen to be elevated on the right-hand side.

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