Myths about lung cancer

This is a myth about the lung cancer disease, i.e, not only the smokers but also the innocent people who are nearby the smokers are also getting affected. A recent study says that, lung cancer in non-smokers has become one of the important causes for the death of many people in USA. Exposure to smokes from the cigarette is not only the cause for the disease in non-smokers; there are various reasons behind it. In many houses built in rocks or bricks, there will be certain amount of radon gas trapped into it. This will cause the disease to the family members who live inside the house. Some other environmental exposures are also the reason for this disease and a research says that American Women are the most affected due to second hand smoking then the women from Asian and other parts of the world. The way that makes the cancer to get into the lungs may vary, but the effect will be the same for both smokers and non-smokers.

Many smokers have an idiotic thought that they can continue smoking habit even after they are detected with lung cancer. Absolutely the thought is foolish and there are hundreds of reasons to quit smoking after he detection of the disease. But the action of quitting smoking is not so easy for a smoker who is addicted and loves the cigarette like anything. But when it comes to life span, then it is compulsory to forget the habit. Quitting can help the doctors to improve the body conditions of the patient as well as the success rate of any treatment will be improved. A recent study says that those who quit the habit in prior to the treatment has longer survival rate than who continued to smoke even after the treatment. The effectiveness of the treatment in eliminating the cancerous cells from the lungs will be enhanced if the person has stopped smoking. There are many guides are available in the internet to forget about the smoking habit as well as to stay away from the cigars.

Living in populated city with lots of smoke emission from vehicles and industries may increase the lung cancer risk but the probability is very small when compared to lung cancer risk due to smoking habit. There have been many researches taken place in order to find the effect f air pollution in lung cancer. The contribution of air pollution to lung cancer is the spreading of chemicals that cause lung cancer. The results of the researches have shown that the disease is more common in urban areas than in the rural areas. The fact behind the result is that air pollution is less in rural areas. There are not so many cars, bikes, vans, smoke emitting industries to cause lung cancer. The studies say that the pollutants in the air are able to cause damage to the cells in the lung. In due course of time, this damage has the chance to develop as a lung cancer inside the lungs. Therefore, some serious steps should be taken to reduce air pollution in the cities.

‘There is no way to reduce the lung cancer risk’. Many people take the above sentence as true. But the fact is that lung cancer risk can be reduced by some factors as given below. Certainly avoiding smoking habit is one of the best ways which helps in reducing the lung cancer risk. The second factor is awareness. Awareness about the environmental factors also helps to do the same. But the important thing to be considered in this case is healthy diet and food. Lung cancer risk can be reduced by the proper exercises. Many people lose hope when they are detected with lung cancer and they lose concentrate on their work as well as interest in the life. Positive approach in the life also helps in improving the mental strength, thereby reducing the risk of lung cancer. A recent study says that healthy diet and food taken by the lung cancer patient after the detection of the disease increase the life span for few months to one year.

“Breast cancer is the major cause for death of women than the lung cancer”. Is it correct? Obviously the answer will be No. Because the death toll due to breast, ovarian cancers put together will not exceed the death toll due to lung cancer in women. Though smoking is the major reason, but 25% of the women never impacted with cigarettes. The lung cancer diagnosis rate was decreasing for the men during the period 2004-2006, but the rate of positive lung cancer diagnosis was increasing 0.4% every year. Lung cancer is more evil than the breast cancer and also the life span after detecting with cancer is very less for lung cancer when compared to breast cancer. The fact is lung cancer in women occurs at early ages than the men. Most of the men encounter the symptoms of this disease only at the age of 55+ but in the case of women, many face the disease within the age of 50.