Some people with a history of smoking may blame themselves or feel others blame them for being at risk of developing the disease.
However lung cancer It can also be caused by other factors.
He smokes tobacco (including cigarettes, cigars and pipes) It is the main risk factor for lung cancer, but it can also affect non-smokers.
What are the symptoms of lung cancer in people who have never smoked?
Symptoms of lung cancer They are the same whether you have smoked or not.
Some people have general symptoms of not feeling well or feeling tired all the time, explains Adrián Guzmán, a medical oncologist.
Other people often cough, you cough up blood or have chest painabnormal breathing sounds or difficulty breathing.
Anyone can get it lung cancer. There are several factors that can cause lung cells to change (mutation), including exposure to hazardous substances that we inhale.
Even if one was exposed to these substances years ago, you are still at risk of breast cancer lungs.
Examples of substances found in some workplaces that increase risk include: asbestos, arsenic, diesel emissions and some forms of silicon and chromium.
Many of these substances further increase risk of lung cancer for people who smoke.
Living in the areas where are the levels air pollution the elderly may increase the risk of developing breast cancer lungs.
He lung cancer It can be hereditary in some people. Researchers have found that certain genetic characteristics (linked in some cases to genes that function differently from their “normal” versions) are associated with lung cancer.
Data
According to World Health Organization (WHO) For 2019 in Panama, lung cancer presented an adjusted mortality rate of 9.0 deaths per 100,000 men and 5.2 per 100,000 women.
In the case of Panama, according to the newsletter The National Cancer Institute Division of Health Records and StatisticsIn 2021, an oncological morbidity of 171 cases of lung cancer was reported, making it the fifth cause of oncological mortality in Panamanians.
Source: Panama America
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