Lung cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the lungs, the incidence is very high, and it is on the rise year by year.
Once suffering from lung cancer, because the early symptoms are not obvious, most lung cancers are found to be in the middle and advanced stages, so that patients lose the best time for treatment, seriously endangering the lives of patients.
Therefore, no matter what kind of population, we must do a good job in preventing lung cancer. So, what should be done to effectively prevent lung cancer?
How to effectively prevent lung cancer?
First, avoid smoking
The cause of lung cancer is not clear, but it is generally thought to be related to smoking. The longer you smoke and the more you smoke, the higher the probability of developing lung cancer.
The substances such as nitrides and aldehydes contained in cigarettes will cause strong irritation to the respiratory tract, and it is easy to cause repeated coughs and increased respiratory secretions.
The amine benzopyrene contained therein, as well as phenolic compounds, formaldehyde and other substances, have strong carcinogenicity.
Once it enters the lungs with the respiratory tract, it will cause abnormal changes in the bronchial mucosa and other parts of the lungs, which will induce the emergence of lung cancer.
In addition, the carbon monoxide contained in cigarettes and a variety of toxic, harmful and carcinogens will make the cilia in the bronchial mucosa become particularly short, and the clearance function of cilia will decrease, which cannot be quickly removed for some bacteria and viruses.
It also causes a large amount of mucus to be secreted from the bronchial area, which can induce the emergence of lung cancer. Therefore, if you want to prevent the emergence of lung cancer, you must not smoke.
Especially for people with a family history of lung cancer, if you smoke, the probability of developing lung cancer is many times higher than in other groups.
Second, improve the indoor environment
Be sure to do a good job in improving the living environment, and do not let there be any gas irritation in the room, such as second-hand smoke smoke. Second-hand smoke contains many times higher components of amines, tar carbon monoxide and various chemicals than first-hand smoke.
And these harmful substances will stay in the air, furniture surface, ground and other parts for a long time, if you live in such an environment for a long time, it will increase the risk of lung cancer.
Therefore, in daily life, it is necessary to prohibit any group of people from smoking in the environment in which they live. Especially in the bedroom, there must be no second-hand smoke.
In addition, do not appear indoors, fried vegetable oil smoke contained in benzopyrene, polycyclic aromatic hydroxyl and other substances contained in stir-fried vegetable oil smoke also have strong carcinogenicity.
Therefore, when stir-frying, you must open the range hood, and after frying, you must pay attention to opening the window to breathe.
And to clean the indoor furniture surface and floor thoroughly to avoid some smoke residue of stir-fry oil smoke.
3. Actively treat lung diseases
If you suffer from some chronic lung diseases in your daily life, such as tuberculosis, pulmonary nodules, or COPD and bronchiectasis, you must receive scientific and standardized treatment and completely cure them.
Once these chronic lung diseases persist for a long time, they can lead to impaired lung function, thereby increasing the risk of lung cancer in patients.
All in all, if you want to prevent the emergence of lung cancer, you must pay attention to the adjustment of all aspects of life. In addition to the above 3 points, you should also do a good job of dietary conditioning, and do not appear excessive food.
In addition, try to stay away from ionizing radiation, and it is best to wear a mask when going out to avoid exposure to outdoor pollution such as too much car exhaust.
If there is repeated cough, blood in the sputum, hoarseness, chest tightness, chest pain and other symptoms, you should be admitted to the hospital for examination at the first time. If it is caused by lung cancer, only by receiving scientific treatment can we maintain health to the greatest extent.