Lung cancer is generated by smoking

• April 26, 2024

The lung cancer It is one of the pathologies most common and deadly. It is estimated that in our country 10 thousand new cases are diagnosed each year, of which only 1.2% are detected in a timely manner, reported the Health Secretary (Ssa) He pointed out that because of its frequency, lung cancer it ranks eighth among the oncological diseases, but ranks first in terms of mortality .

He explained that the main factor to develop this disease is the smoking , a habit that in recent years has shown an increase in the Mexican population, registering in 49.9% of men and 16.6% of women. He specified that this pathology is one of the most aggressive, since of the 250 new patients the institute attends for this disease , 90% die before 18 months.

In view of this situation, he stressed the importance of raising awareness among the population, especially among young people, of the damage caused by the tobacco to the organism, then the lung cancer It can be prevented in up to 80% of cases. By exposing the global lung cancer landscape, about 1.6 million cases are diagnosed each year, of which 1.4 million will die from the disease. disease .

This is how the lung cancer is responsible for 30% of the total oncological deaths in the world. The treatment must include two phases, the first for conducting a psychological interview, with the aim of assessing the condition of the smoker and the motivation to quit smoking and conducting medical studies aschest x-ray , electrocardiogram , spirometry , blood chemistry , test of liver function , hematic biometrics complete and profile lipids .

The second stage should include a treatment of 10 group sessions through a cognitive-behavioral program, with the aim of helping to restructure the thoughts, emotions and behaviors of the smoker, in order to develop psychological skills to quit.

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