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"How could I get lung cancer, I haven't smoked a single cigarette!" Li Duxin, a 37-year-old junior high school history teacher, was stunned the moment he received a call from the doctor.
She sat at her desk, still holding the materials in her hand for tomorrow's lecture, and her mind was in turmoil. How is this possible?
She never smoked, and her pursuit of a healthy life was almost paranoid to the point of obsession, running every day, eating a balanced diet, and even using the kind of organic products that she claimed to be harmless in her home cleaners.
But the doctor's words are so true and beyond doubt - Li Duxin was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. She has always considered her lifestyle to be a model of health.
However, when she began to learn more about her condition, she realized that even the healthiest lifestyle could not completely avoid the threat of lung cancer.
Doctors explain that lung cancer is not just related to smoking. In fact, there are many other factors that can also increase the risk of lung cancer, such as air pollution, passive smoking, occupational exposure, etc.
Li Duxin suddenly thought that there was a large factory near her school, and she had to pass through it every day.
Moreover, Li Duxin also learned that even those seemingly healthy and harmless everyday products, such as detergents and air fresheners, may contain chemicals that are harmful to the lungs. This made her wonder if she trusted those so-called "health" labels too much.
Let's dive a little deeper and talk about the effects of air pollution on lung health. The vast majority of the world's population lives in substandard air quality environments, and air pollution has become a major environmental risk factor for noncommunicable diseases, including lung cancer.
For occupational exposure, long-term exposure to some hazardous substances in the work environment, such as asbestos, arsenic, chromium and nickel, can also greatly increase the risk of lung cancer.
Although Li Duxin is a teacher, industrial emissions from her school's vicinity, especially untreated chemical exhaust gases, undoubtedly increase her risk of lung cancer.
What's even more alarming is that even cleaning products and air fresheners that are common in the home environment can be hidden health killers. Long-term exposure to many cleaning products can damage lung health and increase the risk of lung cancer. These actions are endangering our own lives.
After an initial period of shock and incomprehension, she began to be more active in confronting her condition, while also digging deeper into the culprits that were hidden in her daily life and could lead to her health problems.
In the process, she discovered a fact that surprised her – that is, the problem of indoor air quality in homes may be greater than the health impact of air pollution from the outside world.
We always think that if we just hide in our nest and close the doors and windows, we can keep all those nasty sources of pollution out. But what about reality? It's like a comedy, and it can always jump out and surprise you when you least expect it.
Let's talk about formaldehyde again, a term that we are all familiar with. It has become almost synonymous with newly renovated houses. Formaldehyde, well, you might not believe it when it is cunning. It is not only found in various building materials and furniture, but can also be released slowly for several years.
Long-term exposure to formaldehyde-containing environment not only increases the risk of lung cancer, but also may cause a series of health problems such as respiratory irritation and skin allergies.
This made Li Duxin start to think about how to protect the health of himself and his family when he had to face these invisible killers. She began to take a series of measures, such as using natural materials such as activated carbon to absorb harmful gases in the room, opening windows regularly for ventilation, and using safe, natural cleaning products.
In this process, Li Duxin also deeply realized that the pursuit of health should not only stay on the surface of "looking healthy", but also should be a concept that goes deep into every detail of daily life.
This philosophy is not only about the choice of food and the persistence of exercise, but also a deep insight into and positive improvement of the living environment.
In this series of changes, Li Duxin and her family realized that health is really a lifestyle choice, which requires us to observe carefully, choose wisely, and insist on starting from the heart.
What do you think about lung cancer?