People who like Stephen Chow's movies must have seen "God Eater", "God Eater" has a very camera-grabbing reporter role, this actor is called Zhu Wenjun. According to the news released by the official Weibo of Hong Kong's Tvb, actor and host Zhu Wenjun died of lung cancer at the age of 55. He died of lung cancer at the age of 55, which is considered to be an early death. In fact, she has been suffering from lung cancer for more than two years, and has been hiding from the outside world, even if she is emaciated, she also prevaricates on the grounds of weight loss.
Lung cancer is really too common, ranging from the age of onset to the elderly in their nineties to the children in their teens. Whether it is a flat-headed people or a celebrity rich man, lung cancer will be treated indiscriminately. Therefore, for this common disease and multiple diseases, we must understand its characteristics.
Lung cancer is asymptomatic in the early stages
Early lung cancer is generally asymptomatic, and many lung cancer patients are found by chance during health examinations or other reasons in the clinic. If the lung lesion is not close to the bronchi or the pleura, even if the lump has exceeded 5 cm in size, some patients do not have any discomfort, and these patients are often not early in the time of discovery. And some patients only present with mild, non-specific symptoms, which are very atypical, such as cough, sputum production, shortness of breath, fatigue, weight loss, and so on.
Whether it can be cured depends on the sooner or later it is discovered
The 5-year survival rate of lung cancer patients in mainland China is significantly lower than that of developed countries in Europe and the United States, the main reason is that the proportion of early patients is low, and the middle and late stages mean poor prognosis and short survival. Whether lung cancer can be cured depends on whether it is found sooner or later, such as stage 0 carcinoma in situ, the surgical cure rate reaches 100%, the 5-year survival rate of stage IA lung cancer is about 90%, and the 5-year survival rate of advanced stage IV patients is very low, even if it is treated, it is only about 20%.
Lung cancer screening checkups are extremely important
Since most patients with lung cancer have no symptoms in the early stage, and only early patients have a greater chance of cure, how to detect it early is the key. You must not wait until your body is unwell before you think about going to the hospital. Early screening of lung cancer, regular physical examination is the key. For people at high risk of lung cancer, an annual chest CT scan is required, regardless of whether the body is unwell or not. People at high risk of lung cancer refer to the following people over the age of 45: heavy smoking, smoking index of more than 400, quit smoking for less than 15 years, occupational exposure (including soot, toxic chemical gases, asbestos, beryllium, uranium, radon, radiation, etc.), long-term passive smokers; a history of malignancy or family history of lung cancer; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), silicon lung, tuberculosis, or diffuse pulmonary fibrosis.
Lung cancer is preventable
Cancer is preventable, as is lung cancer, and the focus of prevention is to quit smoking, stay away from second-hand smoke, do a good job of occupational protection at work, and minimize occupational exposure. Usually reduce the inhalation of kitchen fumes, away from the newly renovated indoor space, away from ionizing radiation. Insist on exercising, not overworked, do not stay up late, ensure sufficient immunity, and maintain a good attitude.