It can be said that cough and phlegm, which are common symptoms of lung cancer, can be passed off as a cold with over-the-counter medicines, leading to a delay in the detection of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the cough or phlegm persists for more than two weeks or if there is blood in the phlegm, we recommend that you see a doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shortness of breath or chest pain (many people seem to think it is due to aging).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is difficult to detect the possibility of lung cancer by self examination. Therefore, it is recommended to have a chest X-ray examination for lung cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is recommended that people over 40 years of age have a chest x-ray every two years or annually if possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokers and people at high risk for lung cancer should consult with a physician to determine the appropriate screening method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People who have been exposed to asbestos have an increased risk of developing lung cancer, so it is a good idea to inform your doctor about this as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The most effective way to prevent lung cancer is to quit smoking. Let's start doing what we can to prevent it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is quite difficult to recognize lung cancer by self-check Lung cancer is said to be a cancer that is difficult to detect in its early stages. It can be said that cough and phlegm, which are common symptoms of lung cancer, can be passed off as a cold with over-the-counter medicines, leading to a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[140,139,141],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lung-cancer","tag-cancer-screening","tag-lung-cancer","tag-prevention-of-lung-cancer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":760,"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions\/760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/en.gan-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5roomwhite29-1.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nLung Cancer Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPrevention of Lung Cancer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If you are currently smoking, stop smoking.
You have probably seen pictures or diagrams comparing the color of a smoker's lungs & a normal lung that is not a smoker.
Some data showed that the likelihood of lung cancer increases by about 5 times just by smoking or not smoking cigarettes.
I am almost certain that this is true because it has been said over a long period of time that smokers increase their chances of getting lung cancer.
All it takes is a small change in your own awareness!<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gan-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/8roomwhite29.png\")
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