“Can I get lung cancer if I never smoke?” says the doctor, “There are many other factors that can cause lung cancer.”
Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Once discovered, it is often at an advanced stage. I have been in contact with many lung cancer patients since my practice as a doctor. One of them is still very impressive. Today Tell everyone about her situation.
The patient is a woman in her late 50s surnamed Tang, a stay-at-home wife with two children with her husband, who lives an ordinary and beautiful life. She has no bad habits, no smoking or drinking, and her living habits are quite regular, but such an ordinary middle-aged woman suffered from lung cancer.
She said she didn’t feel any physical problems at first, but sometimes ago she felt tightness in her chest, accompanied by some coughing and a small amount of phlegm, at first I thought it was a normal physical discomfort, but the situation did not improve, so I came to me a month later, and I did a CT scan for her at that time.
The CT scan showed that this nodule was very large and merged with the enlarged lymph nodes, spreading to the mediastinum. So I went through bronchoscopy and took some tumor tissue for laboratory tests. I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer and it was advanced.
She was surprised and said to me, “Doctor, I’m just an ordinary housewife, I don’t smoke, why am I still getting lung cancer? Not saying Do smokers get lung cancer?”
I slowly explained to her, “Does your husband smoke?”
She nodded, and I asked her again, “Do you anyone in your family have a history of lung cancer?”
She said, “My mother died from lung cancer.”
I said, “Then you are actually at a high risk of lung cancer, smoking is not the only cause of lung cancer.”
After a series of treatments, her condition still did not improve, and finally passed away one year after the diagnosis. During her treatment, she also asked me: “Director Qiao, if I have This awareness knows that he is a high-risk group of lung cancer, will regular physical examination find something to find the disease, so that it will not be saved?”
This case really made me feel sad and regretful. In fact, many people have similar thoughts to Ms. Tang, thinking that smoking is the cause of lung cancer, and non-smoking It is very safe. In fact, what I want to tell you is: Smokers do not necessarily get lung cancer, and people with lung cancer are also not necessarily smokers.
In addition to smoking, there are other factors that can lead to lung cancer, all of which are often encountered in our lives. We really need to be vigilant.
What causes lung cancer? In addition to smoking, there are 5 major factors that cannot be ignored
1. Secondhand smoke
Secondhand smoke can cause cancer. According to relevant epidemiological data, about 100,000 people die each year due to inhalation of second-hand smoke in China, and among these 100,000 people, non-smokers of female lung cancer patients also accounted for a considerable proportion.
Data shows that if the husband smokes or smokes, the probability of his wife getting lung cancer is more than 200% of that of ordinary people.
2. Indoor fuel
Across the country, many households still use briquettes, briquettes or firewood for heating or fire. These fuels produce a large amount of toxic gases when burned, and the closed environment of the home makes these noxious gases and particulate matter accumulate in large quantities, becoming a very serious health hazard.
From the patients I have been in contact with, the majority of women with lung cancer are Northerners, especially in the Northeast region, which shows that these fuels cannot be separated from lung cancer. .
3. Environmental factors
City air pollution is serious, car exhaust is everywhere, air quality is not very good, These harmful gases are also high-risk carcinogens, living in such an environment for a long time If you do not take protective measures, you will increase the risk of lung cancer.
4. High-sugar diet
Eating high-sugar foods frequentlyis easy to cause insulin resistance, which leads to an increased risk of lung cancer. People who eat high-sugar foods frequently are more likely to eat than those with a normal diet. The risk of developing lung cancer is twice as high, so pay special attention to your diet.
5. Family History
People with a family history of lung cancer are much more likely to develop lung cancer than people without a family history. In short, if someone in the immediate family has lung cancer, the risk of developing lung cancer is 3 to 4 times higher than the average person, which is why many young people are the main cause of lung cancer. one of the factors.