Non-Smoking Lung Cancer Increas Fas

As the incidence and mortality of lung cancer rise the fastest, “No smoking lung cancer” increased fast, it should be aroused more attention, to explore new prevention and early diagnosis and treatment strategies for lung cancer.

The survey found, Squamous cell carcinoma that have a greater incidence relation with smoking is in decreased state, but lung adenocarcinoma that have not relation wth smoking in lung on the rise, no smoking lung cancer patients become more and more, especially women, which may be caused by the kitchen smoke, environmental pollution and other factors.

Dean of Medicine, National Taiwan University, said Professor Yang Panchi, in the past 3 years, he conducted found that more than 70% of female lung cancer patients with lung adenocarcinoma, of which 90% of patients do not smoke. And nearly half of the lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cell receptor gene locus mutation.

In fact, in addition to active smokers will get lung cancer, women passive smoking will also get lung cancer. Studies have shown that the relative risk of passive smoking among non-smokers 1.14 ~ 5.20 times. A recent study reports also confirmed that passive smokers beginning at a minor, after she or he becomes an adult the risk of lung cancer increased by 3.6 times. Obviously, second-hand smoke make surge in female lung cancer patients.

Environmental pollution is also an important reason, the growth of the number of hazy days incidence of lung cancer is proportional. The exhaust gas of diesel fuel is also a risk factor, exposure to radon or asbestos also increases the risk of cancer.

So we have to start all kinds of smoking cessation campaign, prohibiting smoking in public places to reduce passive smoking caused lung cancer. Laws are now defined and rules non-smoking areas clearly to reduce the harm of smoking on people. At the same time ensuring air quality is also necessary. Reduce dust and other harmful substances damage on human lungs.

Lung cancer occulted hidden, there is no typical symptoms at early stage, 70% of patients detected has been developed to late stage. It is difficult to detect lung cancer at early stage by CT scan, so we recommended high risk people who aged over 40, annual smoking, having family history of lung cancer to do a low-dose spiral CT screening yearly.