Lung Cancer: Awareness & Prevention
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women in the Bangladesh, according to the Bangladesh Lung Foundation.
The treatment of this disease is not up to the mark in Bangladesh. Lack of good facilities, skilled manpower and physical infrastructure, ineffective and inefficient treatment, corruption in the health management, politics among the health service providers, disparity in production of drugs etc are the reasons why our country is lagging behind.
However there is an option how you can avail medical treatment in abroad. With the help of GD Assist you can easily have your medical treatment in abroad.
In this blog we are going to focus the in depth details of what lung cancer is, main reasons behind the cancer, symptom
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But there are many of the risk factors for these cancers.
a. Smoking
Smoking tobacco is one of the main causes of lung cancer. More than 8 out of 10 lung cancers (80%) are caused by smoking. This also includes breathing in other people’s cigarette smoke. Even occasional smoking increases the risk of lung cancer.
b. Non-Smokers
Passive smoking also causes lung cancer. Many people with lung cancer are former smokers, but many others never smoked at all.
c. Changes to the gene
Certain changes in the DNA of lung cells can lead to lung cancer. These changes can lead to abnormal cell growth and, sometimes, cancer.
d. Chemicals and workplace risk
Some substances increase the risk of lung cancer. These include asbestos, silica, and diesel exhaust. People can be exposed to these through their work.
e. Exposure to radon gas
Radon gas is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes from tiny amounts of uranium present in all rocks and soils. Radon gas can build up in homes and other buildings.
f. Air Pollution
We know that air pollution can cause lung cancer. The risk depends on the levels of air pollution you are regularly exposed
A common form of cancer that is very popular today is lung cancer. Lung cancer is a very dangerous form that can cause problems in simple body functions. These simple body functions are short breath and general fatigue. Lung cancer is commonly formed from smokers that has been exposed to that activity for numerous years. Lung cancer can also be spread by being exposed to asbestos or other pollutants. This form of cancer has many risk factors to it. These risk factors are high levels of air pollution, arsenic drinking water, and radon gas. Radon gas is a gas that is highly radioactive and is very sensitive to the body. Once radon is exposed to the body, it has a very high respiration rate which initially divide its radioactive cells- causing more significant damage to the body.
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Lung cancer can be caused by multiple factors and many factors can work together to cause someone to have lung cancer. Besides smoking, radon, secondhand smoke, the environment and someone’s occupation can all cause lung cancer. As we already know smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer cases worldwide and over forty-three million people just in the United States smoke cigarettes. There are more than fifty chemicals in tobacco smoke that are ingested each time someone smokes. Some of these chemicals include benzene (which can be found in pesticides and gasoline), Formaldehyde (which preserve dead bodies), pesticides (which are found on lawns and gardens) and Tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines (Martin, 2012). When a person inhales the chemicals in cigarettes, they inhale thousands of poisons, toxic metals, and
Asbestos can cause a wide variety of lung diseases, including lung cancer. Asbestos and tobacco smoking will combine together to form lung cancer in the body. Radon gas, which is a radioactive gas that cannot be seen, tasted or smelled, can also play a big role in developing lung cancer. Radon gas is produced by the natural breakdown of uranium found in the earth’s crust. Radon exposure is the second main cause of lung cancer after smoking. A couple other minor risk factors of lung cancer include family history, air pollution, and vitamin A deficiency. People who do not get enough vitamin A are at an increased risk of lung cancer. Taking too much vitamin A may also increase your lung cancer risk (Bryant, 2008).
Although Tumors can be benign or malignant, but when we mention cancer, we usually mean those deadly malignant tumors. Smoking is no the only cause of lung cancer, there are many other gases and chemicals that causes lung cancer such as, Radon gas, Asbestos, and air pollution are also main causes of lung cancer. Those chemicals and gases can damage hair like projections on air way cells called Cilia. Cilia usually sweep out any abnormal gases or smoke and when cilia is being destroyed, those gases may cause lung
The risk of getting diagnosed with lung cancer increases depending on the length of time a person smoke and the amount a person smokes. People that smoke more than 5 cigarettes a day have 200 times the chance of developing the cancer than the non-smoker. Second hand smoking can also cause lung cancer. Another cause is being exposed to radon for a long time. Radon is a radioactive gas. Some environmental toxins that can cause lung cancer are asbestos, hydrocarbon products, nickel, vinyl chloride, uranium, and pitchblende. Coal tars or roofing products are some examples of hydrocarbon products. One more cause for lung cancer can be the continuous damage of lungs for any
Lung cancer takes many years to develop. The characteristics of lung cancer the same as any type of cancer but it effects the lungs. Lung cancer is caused by expose to carcinogens
Lung cancer occurs due to cells in a person’s lungs that multiple at a rapid pace, which form a malignant tumor. These tumors in the lungs take away important necessities such as oxygen, and nutrients; diminishes the ability of the tissue to properly function. One of the most type of common lung cancers is Adenocarcinoma, which make up to forty percent of these cases. Smoking is the primary reason for Americans to be diagnosed with lung cancer, with a cigarette containing more than 4,000 chemicals that have permanent damage to the lungs causing long term effects (Conrad 2016).
Preventative Measures: The main way to avoid having lung cancer is not to smoke and to avoid taking in second hand smoke, but also stay away from radon gas and asbestos. Certain types of mining and farming can cause exposure to harmful asbestos and radon. It is best to stay away from these kinds of fumes, dust and other dangerous chemicals. A certain nutrient called phytoestrogen which is found in legumes, whole grains, soy products and vegetables reduces the risk of developing lung cancer. Coal products,
One of the leading and most avoidable risk factors of lung cancer is smoking. In both males and females smoking is linked to a higher incidence of lung cancer at an increase of 23% and 13% respectively. Smoking not only increases the likelihood of lung cancer, but has shown a correlation in higher risk of other cancers such as oral, laryngeal, pharyngeal, esophageal, pancreatic, ovarian, and multiple more. As a whole,
Most people who develop lung cancer are smokers. Radon exposure and family history can also increase the risk of
Another way of getting cancer is from air pollution. The risk of getting lung cancer is present if you live in a big city like New
To start with, One of the major causes of Lung Cancer is smoking cigarettes. Cigarettes contain some deadly chemicals the causes multiple cancers. (According to Lynne Eldridge, MD 2016) “Smoking is responsible of ninety percent of Lung Cancer.” Any type of smoke is supposed to be inhaled especially cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke causes more than just cancer. Smoking cigarettes can cause chronic bronchitis and also a recurring cough that you just can
For this project I decided to research lung cancer. My grandfather had lung cancer for years and is cleared for now. One main cause of lung cancer is smoking. Heavier smokers have a bigger chance of getting this disease unlike light smokers. Young smokers also have a increasing risk of getting lung cancer too. When you are exposed to gases or if you are a welder; have an increasing chance. People ages 45 and 75 get lung cancer primarily.
It was one thought that lung cancer was strictly caused by lifestyle choices, but over the past years, it has been shown that lifestyle isn’t the thing that can potentially allow one to contract lung cancer. The environment along with tobacco use and genetics can also play a role in contracting lung cancer. In an industrial world, pollution has been a reoccurring problem. With emissions from vehicles and industrial power plants, air pollution and/or smog has been hovering over us. In places like China who are thriving in the industrial world, are being greatly affected by air pollution. According to Brody, “In Asia, lung cancer is alarmingly