| More and more often, I come across cases
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| | 10 cases of lung cancer may be caused by
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| of nonsmokers who develop lung cancer. My
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| | air pollution in the Swedish capital
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| attention is always drawn to news of this
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| | city, Stockholm.
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| nature because my husband passed away at
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| | Past Cancer Treatment: Researchers in
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| the age of 51 from brain and lung cancer.
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| | Sweden who looked at the medical records
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| He never smoked a day in his life.
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| | of 140,000 breast cancer patients found
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| The complacency non-smokers have shared
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| | that there was an increase of lung cancer
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| over the years is no longer a viable
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| | 5 to 20 years after breast cancer
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| option. Smokers and non-smokers alike are
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| | treatment. Suspicion is that radiotherapy
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| vulnerable to a disease which is largely
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| | in the chest area may have made the lungs
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| incurable. Among patients with lung
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| | more susceptible to the disease.
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| cancer, only about 14% live five years
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| | Estrogen Replacement Therapy: According
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| after their diagnosis.
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| | to researchers at the University of
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| In the face of a disease that seems to
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| | Pittsburg, estrogen may fuel the growth
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| have neither rhyme nor reason, what can
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| | of non small-cell lung cancer.
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| we do to protect ourselves? First, assess
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| | What preventative measures can we take?
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| your risk for lung cancer; then take
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| | Diet: An apple a day may keep lung cancer
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| measures to prevent the disease.
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| | away. A Finnish study suggests that
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| What are the risk factors for lung
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| | apples not only keep doctors away, but
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| cancer?
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| | provide protection for the lungs as well.
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| Gender: Unfortunately, women seem to be
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| | This study found that people who ate the
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| more vulnerable to lung cancer. Research
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| | most apples were 58 % less likely to
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| has shown that female smokers are more
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| | develop lung cancer. Other studies
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| susceptible to the cancer-causing
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| | suggest that lung cancer risk is lower
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| chemicals found in cigarettes. In another
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| | among smokers and non smokers who ate at
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| study, a gene linked to abnormal lung
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| | least 5 servings of vegetables and fruits
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| cancer cell growth was found to be more
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| | daily.
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| active in women than in men. It did not
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| | Beta Carotene: A high intake of beta
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| matter whether the women smoked or not.
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| | carotene compounds can lower your lung
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| A family history of lung cancer: Evidence
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| | cancer risk; however, studies also show
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| suggests that there is a lung cancer gene
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| | that the beta carotene is only effective
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| which predisposes offspring to develop
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| | when the compounds are ingested from
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| lung cancer. However, the evidence is far
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| | whole foods such as peaches, melon,
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| from conclusive as the situation is made
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| | carrots, mangoes, dark leafy vegetables,
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| difficult by the fact that offspring of
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| | squash etc. The opposite effect seems to
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| smokers have been exposed to a smoking
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| | take place with beta carotene
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| environment since childhood and would
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| | supplements. A Finnish study reported 18%
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| therefore have a greater risk for
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| | more lung cancer cases among heavy
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| developing the disease.
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| | smokers who took beta carotene
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| Scarring from previous lung disease :
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| | supplements. And a National Cancer Study
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| Scarring in lungs caused by tuberculosis
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| | on the effects of vitamin A and beta
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| or other lung disease can be a risk
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| | carotene was halted because smokers
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| factor for lung cancer.
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| | taking the supplements had 28% more lung
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| Second-hand smoke: Exposure to
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| | cancer than those taking a placebo.
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| second-hand smoke has been shown to be a
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| | Selenium and Vitamin C: Taking selenium
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| definite risk factor. Your risk increases
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| | supplements on a long- term basis has
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| by 30 percent from daily exposure to
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| | been shown to decrease the incidence of
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| second-hand smoke. This is probably the
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| | lung cancer. In one study, people taking
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| most significant risk factor for lung
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| | 55-200 mcg of the mineral daily had a 46%
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| cancer in non-smokers.
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| | lower rate of lung cancer. As well,
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| Exposure to radon: Radon is an odorless
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| | studies indicate that people who take
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| gas than can seep out of the soil into
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| | less than 90 mg of vitamin C on a daily
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| buildings. Worse yet, the gas can seep
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| | basis may have a 90% higher risk of lung
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| from the soil into water near residential
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| | cancer than those who take 140mg or more.
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| communities. Radon has been implicated as
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| | Avoid second-hand smoke and check your
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| a potential cause of lung cancer.
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| | house for radon.
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| Air pollution: Long-term occupational
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| | There are never guarantees in life, but
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| exposure to diesel exhaust fumes may
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| | it makes perfectly good sense to take
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| increase lung cancer risk by 47%. Air
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| | some preventative measures as these can
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| pollution in general is a risk factor in
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| | not only improve your overall quality of
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| the general population. Swedish
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| | health and life but also prevent lung
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| researchers estimate that as many as 1 in
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| | cancer.
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