What should be done to prevent lung cancer?

Most of the risk factors in lung cancer are preventable and correctable. The way to prevent lung cancer, which is the most common and the most common cause of death in the world, is through an effective struggle with these risk factors. In addition to combating these risk factors, screening programs can also be beneficial for early diagnosis. In particular, screening programs can be applied to people with genetic predisposition and risk factors.



Lung cancer prevention methods include:

• Avoiding tobacco and tobacco products: Not only cigarettes, but also different tobacco products such as cigars, pipes and cigarellos should be avoided. Hookah and e cigarettes, which have recently become widespread among young people in some societies, are also cancer factors. Governments need to implement effective programs to combat tobacco and tobacco products.
• Be protected from passive smoking: Even if you do not smoke yourself, the chemicals released from smoking remain suspended in the air for a long time in smoking environments. In this environment, non-smokers are exposed to these chemicals and are at risk of lung cancer. Lung cancer cases seen in children of smoking parents are the most dramatic examples of this. Governments should implement programs for passive exposure as well as smoking. It is important that especially vulnerable children and pregnant women are protected from such exposures.
• Avoid exposure to chemicals in your workplace: Many chemicals such as asbestos, cadmium, nickel cause cancer in the lungs through inhalation. Those exposed to these substances in the workplace are at greater risk. Mains water workers, employees of the automotive sector or other industrial branches should pay attention to the use of personal protective equipment in the workplace to avoid exposure to these chemicals.
• Get a radon gas measurement at home: Radon gas is commonly found in soil, rocks, and water. You can be exposed to radon gas through its use in the construction of houses, basements, etc. If you suspect this, be sure to take measurements. Ventilate your homes often.
• Do not drink water containing arsenic: In some regions, the amount of arsenic is high due to the geological structure. Arsenic can also be found in water resources in these regions. Prolonged consumption of arsenic water may be a cause of lung cancer. For this reason, your mains water or other water sources should be examined for arsenic. Instead of arsenic water sources, new clean sources must be found, otherwise treatment plants must be built.
• Control your dietary habits: Do not eat chemical-containing foods, take care to consume fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and high-fiber foods.
• Exercise regularly.