Lung cancer is no longer limited to old smokers. What can we do to prevent early-stage lung cancer from being discovered?

People need oxygen to survive, and good breathing is closely related to the lungs. If the lungs become cancerous, it will have a huge impact on people's health and lives.

Performing artist Zhao Lirong, Huang Wanqiu, the actor of "Liu Sanjie", well-known actor Ji Chunhua, Hong Kong genius Huang Zhan, Wahaha Group founder and chairman Zong Qinghou... all died of lung cancer. The news that "the popular actor Jiang Zhihao, who was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at the age of 26, is only 28 this year, and revealed that he has developed meningeal metastasis" was once a hot search, and his mother also died of the disease.

The combination of the words "26 years old, advanced lung cancer" is so regrettable. Isn't lung cancer a "patent" of "old smokers"? Nowadays, some young people and women have also been diagnosed with lung cancer, and some are even diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. What is the reason?

In fact, lung cancer is not an incurable disease. Lungs are life, so breathe healthy! Scientific prevention and treatment of lung cancer starts with understanding it...

Lung cancer is truly the number one killer of health

Primary bronchogenic carcinoma, referred to as lung cancer, is divided into two categories: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). It is the most common tumor in my country and the world, and its incidence and mortality rates in my country rank first among malignant tumors.

Smoking is the main cause of lung cancer, but why do some people who never smoke are diagnosed with lung cancer?

85% of lung cancer is caused by smoking, but some minor causes cannot be ignored.

External environmental factors such as:

Exposure to second-hand smoke, third-hand smoke, occupational exposure (radon, asbestos, beryllium, chromium, cadmium, nickel, silicon, soot), automobile exhaust, and environmental pollution.

History of chronic lung disease, such as COPD, tuberculosis, etc.

Age and gender factors, such as people over 40 years old and male people.

The occurrence and development of lung cancer is the result of the combined effects of internal and external factors. The internal factors are related to genetics. Carcinogenic factors in our environment can cause gene mutations, thus causing lung cancer.

Are there any early symptoms of lung cancer?

There are no obvious symptoms in the early stages of lung cancer. Once symptoms appear, such as an irritating dry cough, blood in sputum, hoarseness, chest pain, chest tightness, shoulder and back pain, and difficulty breathing, it is generally no longer early-stage lung cancer. It is unreliable to detect early-stage lung cancer through symptoms.

If the following unexplained special symptoms occur, you should also be alert to the occurrence of lung cancer:

Such as clubbing (the terminal finger is clubbed and drumstick-shaped), non-migratory joint pain, male breast development, dark skin or dermatomyositis.

Physical examination revealed superior vena cava obstruction syndrome (dyspnea, swelling of the upper limbs, face, neck and chest, varicose veins of the chest wall, hoarseness), Horner's syndrome (ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis on the face, enophthalmos), etc.

Lung cancer is a cancer caused by "anger". Can it be prevented?

"Five Qi" lead to the high incidence of lung cancer: smoke (including first-hand smoke, second-hand smoke, and third-hand smoke), kitchen fumes, indoor decoration gas, outdoor polluted atmosphere, and holding in anger.

Apart from factors such as genetics, age, and gender that cannot be changed, the key to preventing lung cancer is to avoid and reduce exposure to various risk factors, change unhealthy lifestyles and habits, maintain a healthy mentality and good nutrition, and have regular health checks.

Why can some people be cured after being diagnosed with lung cancer, while others die soon? The key lies in this point!

Lung cancer requires early screening, early diagnosis, and early treatment. A large amount of clinical research data confirms that the 5-year survival rate after surgical resection of early lung cancer with a tumor diameter of ≤1cm is as high as over 90%.

Low-dose spiral CT of the chest is the first choice for people at high risk of lung cancer. It can eliminate lung nodules in just a few seconds and reduce the radiation exposure of the examinee. The interval between examinations and screenings should be one year. For those with normal annual examination results, screening should continue every 1-2 years.

remind :

Ordinary chest X-rays cannot detect small nodules and cannot be used as a screening for early lung cancer!

The words of the lungs:

Low-dose spiral CT scan of the chest is the first choice for early screening of lung cancer, which makes it possible to cure early lung cancer!

For the prevention of lung cancer, screening and smoking cessation are equally important! Always care for your lungs and they will be perfect!