International Day for Lung Cancer

The lung is an organ formed by a delicate tissue that comes into direct contact with the environment through inspired air carried by airway. Exposure to other medicines may cause lung function deterioration, but it can take years before the problem becomes noticeable. This scenario is very common in lung cancer, a disease that develops over many years and is difficult to detect at an early stage, so it is very important to recognize the trigger to take the appropriate precautions.

When the lungs are sick, their deficiency in the rest of the body causes severe conditions that can put the patient's life at risk. Repeated respiratory infections such as dyspnea, persistent coughing, wheezing, coughing, blood and chest pain, bronchitis or pneumonia are the most important, even though each person has different symptoms or no symptoms.

Tobacco is the first destroyer of the respiratory tract, and deaths from smoking are the first of preventable scale globally. Cigarette consumption causes arterial blockage and sudden cardiac death, leading to gastric ulcers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, larynx, oral cavity, esophagus, pancreas, bladder, kidney and cervix.

Smoking counseling is essential to know that smokers can have a better quality of life and that the damage is irreversible and irrelevant to the dose. As smoking habits begin and the number of cigarettes increases, the risk of suffering from this disease increases.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) data, 7 million people smoke each year, of which 6 million are consumers of this product and about 900,000 are nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke. In addition to the risk of secondhand smoke, passive smokers are more likely to cause a variety of respiratory and coronary artery disease.

It is very important to adopt healthy lifestyles, conduct physician and periodic screenings, and avoid exposure to toxic elements that promote tumor development. For family history, smokers, or second-hand smokers, it is recommended that you regularly take a lung test.