Persistent cough, shortness of breath the most prominent symptoms of lung cancer
Persistent cough, shortness of breath the most prominent symptoms of lung cancer
Proved medical interview survey conducted by Britain's Royal Society of Pharmacy more than 2000 people in the United Kingdom found that 33% of the public only know that cough may be a symptom of lung cancer, while less than 11% recall specifically a persistent cough Kaared Chairman of this dangerous disease.
and lung cancer is the second most common cancer among men after prostate cancer and women after breast cancer. The victims of more than one in every five deaths from cancer, accounting for more than 35,200 people a year, or 95 people per day.
The disease is most prevalent cancer in the world, in the year 2008 only, was diagnosed about 1.6 million new cases of the disease.
the early detection of this disease could save many lives, as imagined Graham Phillips, a member of the Royal Society of Pharmacy.
said: "When you recognize the symptoms of the disease in its early stages increase the likelihood of treatment success, which encouraged the Assembly to work to increase public awareness of the importance of a medical examination if they suffered one of cough lasting, rather than resorting to buy medicine for cough or capsules of iron, especially if the owner This feeling of fatigue and general lack of activity. "
pharmacist advised patients to talk with Phillips Pharmacy doctor if they feel such symptoms.
"We can discuss these symptoms with you and help you understand the need to review the general practitioner to clarify the reality of the situation," Phillips commented, stressing that pharmacists can play an important role in helping the public to detect the initial signs of lung cancer and other lung problems.
and comment Phillips counseled that regardless of any time in the year Hajmtk symptoms of colds or flu, such as persistent cough or injury to the chest or continuing loss of your voice and you feel shortness of breath and fatigue, you should consult a pharmacist, rather than rush to take medication that is in your home.
and is the main symptoms of lung cancer:
- a cough that does not stop and which lasts more than three weeks
- Prolonged coughing that worsens with time
- Repeat infection in the chest
- Repeat the feeling of shortness of breath for no reason the concept of
- The presence of blood with cough or sputum
- Feeling tired for no apparent reason
- Continuing loss of weight for no reason
- Persistent pain in the chest and shoulder
- The presence of continuous hoarseness of voice or loss of voice for no apparent reason
- Sweating of the face and neck for no reason
but there was a myth about lung cancer and is in:
The first myth: coughing up blood with the first sign of lung cancer, while the truth is that chronic cough and shortness of breath lasting feeling is the premiere of lung cancer.
Fable II: says if you smoke, there is no point in quitting smoking because the damage had already occurred, and the truth is that once Aqlaek smoking, you already started to reduce the risk of lung cancer and other health problems caused by smoking, such as stroke, heart attack and stroke. The stop smoking before middle age avoids most of the risks leading to lung cancer.
Third myth says that the lung cancer disease male while she was a fact that in the fifties of the twentieth century when there was one case of lung cancer for women of all 6 cases for men, while they are quite different, as the figure reached to 3 cases of women compared to 4 cases for men.
Fourth myth says that lung cancer is a death sentence, and the fact that more than three-quarters of lung cancer cases are diagnosed in late stages, even if we were able to diagnose the disease at an early stage increased the chances of successful treatment, 40 times the current rate.
Fifth myth says that smokers are the only people who develop lung cancer, while one of 10 of lung cancer cases not linked to smoking.
