It’s Not Just Smoking That Gives You Lung Cancer

Did you ever come across someone who is diagnosed with lung cancer but never smoked in his entire life? Have you ever felt strange about it? Well, that isn't strange at all. In fact, if we look at a survey which was being conducted especially to find out the main cause for lung diseases, 40% of the patients suffering from this deadly disease are below 15 (which mean they are just teenagers).

If we talk about the capital of the country, the percent of the patients are increasing day by day, and 1 out of every 5 deaths is a female. Dr. Manish Kumar Singhal who is a distinguished cancer doctor in Noida and currently practicing as oncologist & consultant in India and also a Senior Consultant Medical Oncology Apollo Hospital provides the best treatment for lung cancer in Noida. His main aim is to make people aware of every kind of cancer and provide the best treatments, especially to the people who are under privileged and cannot afford high-level treatments.

If smoking is not the only thing that can kill you then what else would be?  Pollution? Well yes, air pollution could actually affect to an extreme level and which is why the government is launching lots of campaigns to make people realize the value of cleanliness.

Also, the percentage of non-smoking lung cancer patients has gone up to 20%. Increasing air pollution levels may have a role to play. Also, the genetic changes in nonsmokers are slightly different from smokers which some people are what the medical community describes as ‘carcinogen sponges’. Their bodies are not made to wipe out toxins, they are designed to hoard cancerous elements.

A lot of research is needed to understand these causes. The aim of this article is not promoting smoking but to make people aware that there are many other causes that could affect your body apart from smoking or drinking. According to The World Health Organisation, the defined workers are seven times as likely to die from lung cancer, and those who smoke in this group, run 90 times higher risk of getting lung cancer than their counterparts. The most important steps to reduce the risks of lung cancer are to quit smoking, make the environment clean, fresh and dirt free, assess and mitigate radon in the home, and use appropriate protection in workplaces that have hazardous substances So take best of treatment at the earliest of stage because as someone rightly said, "Health is Wealth".