{"id":8830,"date":"2023-11-17T08:31:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T05:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/lung-cancer-awareness-month-expert-dispels-common-misconceptions-about-the-disease\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T08:31:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T05:31:55","slug":"un-expert-du-mois-de-sensibilisation-au-cancer-du-poumon-dissipe-les-idees-fausses-courantes-sur-la-maladie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/fr\/lung-cancer-awareness-month-expert-dispels-common-misconceptions-about-the-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Mois de sensibilisation au cancer du poumon\u00a0: un expert dissipe les id\u00e9es fausses courantes sur la maladie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lung-cancer-awareness-month-expert-dispels-common-misconceptions-about-the-disease.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Le mois de sensibilisation au cancer du poumon est c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9 chaque novembre pour attirer l&#039;attention sur la tumeur maligne, qui est la principale cause de d\u00e9c\u00e8s par cancer aux \u00c9tats-Unis.<\/p>\n<p>Il s&#039;agit du troisi\u00e8me type de cancer le plus r\u00e9pandu aux \u00c9tats-Unis. Pr\u00e8s de 240 000 Am\u00e9ricains recevront un diagnostic de cancer du poumon cette ann\u00e9e, selon le <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/types\/lung-cancer\/about\/key-statistics.html#:~:text=The%20American%20Cancer%20Society's%20estimates,men%20and%2059%2C910%20in%20women\" target=\"_blank\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 am\u00e9ricaine du cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Pendant le Mois national de sensibilisation au cancer du poumon, nous rendons hommage aux personnes r\u00e9silientes qui ont fait face \u00e0 ce diagnostic, aux proches qui se mobilisent \u00e0 leurs c\u00f4t\u00e9s et aux professionnels de la sant\u00e9 qui font tout ce qu&#039;ils peuvent pour aider les patients \u00e0 survivre et \u00e0 gu\u00e9rir&quot;, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 la Maison Blanche. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2023\/10\/31\/a-proclamation-on-national-lung-cancer-awareness-month-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">communiqu\u00e9 de presse<\/a> lire.<\/p>\n<p>Cette ann\u00e9e <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pacehospital.com\/lung-cancer-awareness-month#:~:text=Lung%20Cancer%20Awareness%20Month%202023%20Theme&amp;text=This%20year's%202023%20Theme%20%2D%20Education,diagnosis%20to%20access%20medical%20care.\" target=\"_blank\">th\u00e8me<\/a>, \u00ab\u00a0\u00c9ducation, autonomisation et \u00e9radication\u00a0\u00bb vise \u00e0 sensibiliser le public \u00e0 l&#039;importance du d\u00e9pistage, du diagnostic pr\u00e9coce et des mesures pr\u00e9ventives. En investissant dans de nouveaux moyens abordables de pr\u00e9vention, de d\u00e9tection et de traitement, les autorit\u00e9s visent \u00e0 mettre fin \u00e0 cette maladie mortelle.<\/p>\n<p>Pour promouvoir une plus grande sensibilisation au cancer du poumon, le Dr Arjan Singh Flora, pneumologue interventionnel au Memphis VA Medical Center, Tennessee, explique certaines id\u00e9es fausses courantes sur la maladie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mythe #1\u00a0:\u00a0Le cancer du poumon est une maladie du fumeur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fait\u00a0: Les non-fumeurs peuvent \u00e9galement contracter un cancer du poumon.<\/p>\n<p>Bien que le tabagisme soit le principal facteur de risque de cancer du poumon, les non-fumeurs expos\u00e9s \u00e0 des substances canc\u00e9rig\u00e8nes telles que le radon, l&#039;amiante et le chlorure de vinyle courent \u00e9galement un risque \u00e9lev\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Environ 80-90% des cancers du poumon sont associ\u00e9s \u00e0 des ant\u00e9c\u00e9dents de tabagisme. L&#039;autre 10-20%, cependant, peut \u00eatre li\u00e9 \u00e0 des ant\u00e9c\u00e9dents familiaux de cancer du poumon (par exemple, des mutations h\u00e9r\u00e9ditaires) ou \u00e0 des expositions \u00e0 la fum\u00e9e secondaire, au radon, \u00e0 des expositions professionnelles \u00e0 des agents canc\u00e9rig\u00e8nes et \u00e0 la pollution de l&#039;air int\u00e9rieur et ext\u00e9rieur. &quot;, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mythe #2\u00a0: Une fois que vous fumez, il ne sert \u00e0 rien d\u2019arr\u00eater<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fait : Il n\u2019est jamais trop tard pour arr\u00eater, les r\u00e9sultats positifs sont presque imm\u00e9diats.<\/p>\n<p>Une fois qu&#039;une personne arr\u00eate de fumer, le corps montre imm\u00e9diatement <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/risk-prevention\/tobacco\/benefits-of-quitting-smoking-over-time.html\" target=\"_blank\">changements<\/a>. \u00c0 peine 20 minutes apr\u00e8s avoir arr\u00eat\u00e9 de fumer, la tension art\u00e9rielle et la fr\u00e9quence cardiaque commencent \u00e0 diminuer, et quelques jours plus tard, les niveaux de monoxyde de carbone reviennent \u00e0 la normale. La fonction pulmonaire s\u2019am\u00e9liore entre deux semaines et trois mois apr\u00e8s l\u2019arr\u00eat du tabac.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab S\u2019il est vrai que le risque de d\u00e9velopper un cancer du poumon apr\u00e8s avoir arr\u00eat\u00e9 de fumer existe toujours, le risque suppl\u00e9mentaire de d\u00e9velopper un cancer du poumon diminue de moiti\u00e9 apr\u00e8s 10 \u00e0 15 ans d\u2019arr\u00eat. M\u00eame si un ancien fumeur d\u00e9veloppe un cancer du poumon, le pronostic est meilleur que celui de ceux qui continuent de fumer \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p>Outre le cancer du poumon, les fumeurs qui abandonnent cette habitude r\u00e9duisent \u00e9galement de moiti\u00e9 le risque de cancer de la bouche et du larynx en cinq \u00e0 dix ans. Apr\u00e8s deux d\u00e9cennies sans tabac, leur risque devient \u00e9quivalent \u00e0 celui d\u2019une personne qui n\u2019a jamais fum\u00e9. De plus, arr\u00eater de fumer contribue \u00e0 r\u00e9duire la mortalit\u00e9 toutes causes confondues, en r\u00e9duisant le risque associ\u00e9 aux crises cardiaques et aux accidents vasculaires c\u00e9r\u00e9braux, a expliqu\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mythe #3 : le d\u00e9pistage du cancer du poumon augmente le risque de cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fait : Pour les gros fumeurs qui courent d\u00e9j\u00e0 un risque \u00e9lev\u00e9, le d\u00e9pistage diminue le risque de d\u00e9c\u00e8s par cancer du poumon.<\/p>\n<p>Le d\u00e9pistage par tomodensitom\u00e9trie \u00e0 faible dose (LDCT) est le meilleur moyen de d\u00e9tecter pr\u00e9cocement <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/types\/lung\/patient\/lung-screening-pdq#:~:text=Radiation%20exposure%20from%20chest%20x,spared%20death%20from%20lung%20cancer.\" target=\"_blank\">d\u00e9tection<\/a> du cancer du poumon chez les personnes \u00e0 haut risque. D\u00e9tecter le cancer du poumon avant qu\u2019il ne progresse am\u00e9liore les chances de gu\u00e9rison.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;La quantit\u00e9 de rayonnement d&#039;un scanner LDCT est 1\/5 (20%) de la quantit\u00e9 d&#039;un scanner thoracique standard, et \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s la m\u00eame que celle qu&#039;une personne moyenne recevrait en six mois du rayonnement de fond naturel vivant sur Terre&quot;, Dr Flora. dit.<\/p>\n<p>Cependant, \u00e9tant donn\u00e9 que les tests de d\u00e9pistage comportent un certain risque associ\u00e9 aux radiations, ils sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement r\u00e9serv\u00e9s aux personnes \u00e0 haut risque.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab En tant que tel, les patients s\u2019inqui\u00e8tent l\u00e9gitimement de l\u2019exposition aux rayonnements conduisant au cancer. C\u2019est pourquoi nous ne d\u00e9pistons pas les jeunes, en bonne sant\u00e9 et non-fumeurs. Les personnes \u00e0 risque \u00e9lev\u00e9 (\u00e2g\u00e9es de 50 \u00e0 80 ans, ayant fum\u00e9 pendant 20 paquets-ann\u00e9es et fumant actuellement ou ayant arr\u00eat\u00e9 de fumer au cours des 15 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es) courent un risque significativement plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 de mourir d&#039;un cancer du poumon que de mourir d&#039;un cancer du poumon. d\u00e9velopper un cancer \u00e0 cause des radiations \u00bb, a ajout\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mythe #4\u00a0: Si vous ne pr\u00e9sentez aucun sympt\u00f4me, vous n&#039;avez pas de cancer du poumon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fait : Au moment o\u00f9 les sympt\u00f4mes apparaissent, le cancer du poumon pourrait s\u2019\u00eatre propag\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Le cancer du poumon est une maladie insidieuse \u2013 vous pouvez en \u00eatre atteint sans m\u00eame le savoir. Il n\u2019y a pas de r\u00e9cepteurs de douleur dans les poumons, donc une tumeur peut se d\u00e9velopper sans causer de douleur ni d\u2019inconfort. \u00bb a not\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p>Pour les personnes \u00e0 haut risque, le meilleur moyen de d\u00e9tecter le cancer du poumon est de proc\u00e9der \u00e0 un d\u00e9pistage, car au moment o\u00f9 les sympt\u00f4mes apparaissent, le cancer peut avoir progress\u00e9. De nombreux sympt\u00f4mes du cancer du poumon peuvent \u00e9galement \u00eatre confondus avec les signes de maladies moins graves.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;En tant que tel, si des sympt\u00f4mes se sont d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s, le cancer s&#039;est peut-\u00eatre d\u00e9j\u00e0 propag\u00e9 \u2013 et nous d\u00e9pistons donc le cancer du poumon \u00e0 ses premiers stades&quot;, a ajout\u00e9 le m\u00e9decin.<\/p>\n<p>Des signes tels qu&#039;une toux chronique, des crachats de sang, une respiration sifflante et un essoufflement surviennent lorsque la tumeur a d\u00e9j\u00e0 atteint le stade o\u00f9 elle comprime les voies respiratoires des poumons. Un patient peut ressentir de la fatigue, de la faiblesse, une perte de poids involontaire et une fonte musculaire lorsque le fardeau de la tumeur est suffisamment important pour consommer plus d&#039;\u00e9nergie du corps que les calories absorb\u00e9es, a expliqu\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/lung-cancer-awareness-month-expert-dispels-common-misconceptions-about-disease-471115\">Source quotidienne m\u00e9dicale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lung-cancer-awareness-month-expert-dispels-common-misconceptions-about-the-disease.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Le mois de sensibilisation au cancer du poumon est c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9 chaque novembre pour attirer l&#039;attention sur la tumeur maligne, qui est la principale cause de d\u00e9c\u00e8s par cancer aux \u00c9tats-Unis.<\/p>\n<p>Il s&#039;agit du troisi\u00e8me type de cancer le plus r\u00e9pandu aux \u00c9tats-Unis. Pr\u00e8s de 240 000 Am\u00e9ricains recevront un diagnostic de cancer du poumon cette ann\u00e9e, selon le <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/types\/lung-cancer\/about\/key-statistics.html#:~:text=The%20American%20Cancer%20Society's%20estimates,men%20and%2059%2C910%20in%20women\" target=\"_blank\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 am\u00e9ricaine du cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Pendant le Mois national de sensibilisation au cancer du poumon, nous rendons hommage aux personnes r\u00e9silientes qui ont fait face \u00e0 ce diagnostic, aux proches qui se mobilisent \u00e0 leurs c\u00f4t\u00e9s et aux professionnels de la sant\u00e9 qui font tout ce qu&#039;ils peuvent pour aider les patients \u00e0 survivre et \u00e0 gu\u00e9rir&quot;, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 la Maison Blanche. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2023\/10\/31\/a-proclamation-on-national-lung-cancer-awareness-month-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">communiqu\u00e9 de presse<\/a> lire.<\/p>\n<p>Cette ann\u00e9e <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pacehospital.com\/lung-cancer-awareness-month#:~:text=Lung%20Cancer%20Awareness%20Month%202023%20Theme&amp;text=This%20year's%202023%20Theme%20%2D%20Education,diagnosis%20to%20access%20medical%20care.\" target=\"_blank\">th\u00e8me<\/a>, \u00ab\u00a0\u00c9ducation, autonomisation et \u00e9radication\u00a0\u00bb vise \u00e0 sensibiliser le public \u00e0 l&#039;importance du d\u00e9pistage, du diagnostic pr\u00e9coce et des mesures pr\u00e9ventives. En investissant dans de nouveaux moyens abordables de pr\u00e9vention, de d\u00e9tection et de traitement, les autorit\u00e9s visent \u00e0 mettre fin \u00e0 cette maladie mortelle.<\/p>\n<p>Pour promouvoir une plus grande sensibilisation au cancer du poumon, le Dr Arjan Singh Flora, pneumologue interventionnel au Memphis VA Medical Center, Tennessee, explique certaines id\u00e9es fausses courantes sur la maladie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mythe #1\u00a0:\u00a0Le cancer du poumon est une maladie du fumeur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fait\u00a0: Les non-fumeurs peuvent \u00e9galement contracter un cancer du poumon.<\/p>\n<p>Bien que le tabagisme soit le principal facteur de risque de cancer du poumon, les non-fumeurs expos\u00e9s \u00e0 des substances canc\u00e9rig\u00e8nes telles que le radon, l&#039;amiante et le chlorure de vinyle courent \u00e9galement un risque \u00e9lev\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Environ 80-90% des cancers du poumon sont associ\u00e9s \u00e0 des ant\u00e9c\u00e9dents de tabagisme. L&#039;autre 10-20%, cependant, peut \u00eatre li\u00e9 \u00e0 des ant\u00e9c\u00e9dents familiaux de cancer du poumon (par exemple, des mutations h\u00e9r\u00e9ditaires) ou \u00e0 des expositions \u00e0 la fum\u00e9e secondaire, au radon, \u00e0 des expositions professionnelles \u00e0 des agents canc\u00e9rig\u00e8nes et \u00e0 la pollution de l&#039;air int\u00e9rieur et ext\u00e9rieur. &quot;, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mythe #2\u00a0: Une fois que vous fumez, il ne sert \u00e0 rien d\u2019arr\u00eater<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fait : Il n\u2019est jamais trop tard pour arr\u00eater, les r\u00e9sultats positifs sont presque imm\u00e9diats.<\/p>\n<p>Une fois qu&#039;une personne arr\u00eate de fumer, le corps montre imm\u00e9diatement <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/risk-prevention\/tobacco\/benefits-of-quitting-smoking-over-time.html\" target=\"_blank\">changements<\/a>. \u00c0 peine 20 minutes apr\u00e8s avoir arr\u00eat\u00e9 de fumer, la tension art\u00e9rielle et la fr\u00e9quence cardiaque commencent \u00e0 diminuer, et quelques jours plus tard, les niveaux de monoxyde de carbone reviennent \u00e0 la normale. La fonction pulmonaire s\u2019am\u00e9liore entre deux semaines et trois mois apr\u00e8s l\u2019arr\u00eat du tabac.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab S\u2019il est vrai que le risque de d\u00e9velopper un cancer du poumon apr\u00e8s avoir arr\u00eat\u00e9 de fumer existe toujours, le risque suppl\u00e9mentaire de d\u00e9velopper un cancer du poumon diminue de moiti\u00e9 apr\u00e8s 10 \u00e0 15 ans d\u2019arr\u00eat. M\u00eame si un ancien fumeur d\u00e9veloppe un cancer du poumon, le pronostic est meilleur que celui de ceux qui continuent de fumer \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p>Outre le cancer du poumon, les fumeurs qui abandonnent cette habitude r\u00e9duisent \u00e9galement de moiti\u00e9 le risque de cancer de la bouche et du larynx en cinq \u00e0 dix ans. Apr\u00e8s deux d\u00e9cennies sans tabac, leur risque devient \u00e9quivalent \u00e0 celui d\u2019une personne qui n\u2019a jamais fum\u00e9. De plus, arr\u00eater de fumer contribue \u00e0 r\u00e9duire la mortalit\u00e9 toutes causes confondues, en r\u00e9duisant le risque associ\u00e9 aux crises cardiaques et aux accidents vasculaires c\u00e9r\u00e9braux, a expliqu\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mythe #3 : le d\u00e9pistage du cancer du poumon augmente le risque de cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fait : Pour les gros fumeurs qui courent d\u00e9j\u00e0 un risque \u00e9lev\u00e9, le d\u00e9pistage diminue le risque de d\u00e9c\u00e8s par cancer du poumon.<\/p>\n<p>Le d\u00e9pistage par tomodensitom\u00e9trie \u00e0 faible dose (LDCT) est le meilleur moyen de d\u00e9tecter pr\u00e9cocement <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/types\/lung\/patient\/lung-screening-pdq#:~:text=Radiation%20exposure%20from%20chest%20x,spared%20death%20from%20lung%20cancer.\" target=\"_blank\">d\u00e9tection<\/a> du cancer du poumon chez les personnes \u00e0 haut risque. D\u00e9tecter le cancer du poumon avant qu\u2019il ne progresse am\u00e9liore les chances de gu\u00e9rison.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;La quantit\u00e9 de rayonnement d&#039;un scanner LDCT est 1\/5 (20%) de la quantit\u00e9 d&#039;un scanner thoracique standard, et \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s la m\u00eame que celle qu&#039;une personne moyenne recevrait en six mois du rayonnement de fond naturel vivant sur Terre&quot;, Dr Flora. dit.<\/p>\n<p>Cependant, \u00e9tant donn\u00e9 que les tests de d\u00e9pistage comportent un certain risque associ\u00e9 aux radiations, ils sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement r\u00e9serv\u00e9s aux personnes \u00e0 haut risque.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab En tant que tel, les patients s\u2019inqui\u00e8tent l\u00e9gitimement de l\u2019exposition aux rayonnements conduisant au cancer. C\u2019est pourquoi nous ne d\u00e9pistons pas les jeunes, en bonne sant\u00e9 et non-fumeurs. Les personnes \u00e0 risque \u00e9lev\u00e9 (\u00e2g\u00e9es de 50 \u00e0 80 ans, ayant fum\u00e9 pendant 20 paquets-ann\u00e9es et fumant actuellement ou ayant arr\u00eat\u00e9 de fumer au cours des 15 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es) courent un risque significativement plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 de mourir d&#039;un cancer du poumon que de mourir d&#039;un cancer du poumon. d\u00e9velopper un cancer \u00e0 cause des radiations \u00bb, a ajout\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mythe #4\u00a0: Si vous ne pr\u00e9sentez aucun sympt\u00f4me, vous n&#039;avez pas de cancer du poumon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fait : Au moment o\u00f9 les sympt\u00f4mes apparaissent, le cancer du poumon pourrait s\u2019\u00eatre propag\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Le cancer du poumon est une maladie insidieuse \u2013 vous pouvez en \u00eatre atteint sans m\u00eame le savoir. Il n\u2019y a pas de r\u00e9cepteurs de douleur dans les poumons, donc une tumeur peut se d\u00e9velopper sans causer de douleur ni d\u2019inconfort. \u00bb a not\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>\n<p>Pour les personnes \u00e0 haut risque, le meilleur moyen de d\u00e9tecter le cancer du poumon est de proc\u00e9der \u00e0 un d\u00e9pistage, car au moment o\u00f9 les sympt\u00f4mes apparaissent, le cancer peut avoir progress\u00e9. De nombreux sympt\u00f4mes du cancer du poumon peuvent \u00e9galement \u00eatre confondus avec les signes de maladies moins graves.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;En tant que tel, si des sympt\u00f4mes se sont d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s, le cancer s&#039;est peut-\u00eatre d\u00e9j\u00e0 propag\u00e9 \u2013 et nous d\u00e9pistons donc le cancer du poumon \u00e0 ses premiers stades&quot;, a ajout\u00e9 le m\u00e9decin.<\/p>\n<p>Des signes tels qu&#039;une toux chronique, des crachats de sang, une respiration sifflante et un essoufflement surviennent lorsque la tumeur a d\u00e9j\u00e0 atteint le stade o\u00f9 elle comprime les voies respiratoires des poumons. Un patient peut ressentir de la fatigue, de la faiblesse, une perte de poids involontaire et une fonte musculaire lorsque le fardeau de la tumeur est suffisamment important pour consommer plus d&#039;\u00e9nergie du corps que les calories absorb\u00e9es, a expliqu\u00e9 le Dr Flora.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"page_builder":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lung-cancer-awareness-month-expert-dispels-common-misconceptions-about-the-disease.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Expert Dispels Common Misconceptions About The Disease - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/fr\/un-expert-du-mois-de-sensibilisation-au-cancer-du-poumon-dissipe-les-idees-fausses-courantes-sur-la-maladie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Expert Dispels Common Misconceptions About The Disease - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lung Cancer Awareness Month is observed every November to draw attention to the malignant tumor, which is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.It is the third most common type of cancer in the U.S. Nearly 240,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society.&quot;During National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we honor the resilient people who have faced this diagnosis, the loved ones who rally to their side, and the medical professionals who do all they can to help patients survive and heal,&quot; a White House news release read.This year&#039;s theme, &quot;Education, Empowerment, and Eradication&quot; aims to create public awareness about the importance of screening, early diagnosis and preventive measures. By investing in new, affordable ways for prevention, detection and treatment, officials aim to put an end to the deadly disease.To promote greater awareness about lung cancer, Dr. Arjan Singh Flora, an interventional pulmonologist at Memphis VA Medical Center, Tennessee, explains some common misconceptions about the disease.Myth #1: Lung cancer is a smoker&#039;s diseaseFact: Non-smokers can also get lung cancer.While smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer, nonsmokers who are exposed to carcinogens such as radon, asbestos and vinyl chloride are also at high risk.&quot;Around 80-90% of lung cancers are associated with a history of cigarette smoking. The other 10-20%, however, can be related to a family history of lung cancer (for example, inherited mutations) or exposures to second-hand smoke, radon gas, occupational exposures to cancer-causing agents and indoor and outdoor air pollution,&quot; Dr. Flora said.Myth #2: Once you smoke, there is no use quittingFact: It&#039;s never too late to quit, positive results are almost immediate.Once a person stops smoking, the body shows immediate changes. Within just 20 minutes of quitting, both blood pressure and heart rate start to decrease, and within a few days, carbon monoxide levels return to normal. Lung function improves between two weeks and three months of quitting.&quot;While it is true that the risk of developing lung cancer after quitting smoking still exists, the added risk of developing lung cancer drops by half after 10-15 years of quitting. Even if a former smoker develops lung cancer, the prognosis is better compared to those who continue smoking,&quot; Dr. Flora said.Apart from lung cancer, smokers who quit the habit also cut the risk of oral and laryngeal cancer by half in five to 10 years. After two decades of being smoke-free, their risk becomes equivalent to that of someone who never smoked. Furthermore, stopping smoking helps reduce all-cause mortality, by cutting the risk associated with heart attacks and strokes, Dr. Flora explained.Myth #3: Lung cancer screening increases risk of cancerFact: For heavy smokers who are already at high risk, screening decreases the risk of death from lung cancer.Screening using low-dose computerized tomography (LDCT) is the best way for early detection of lung cancer in people at high risk. Detecting lung cancer before it advances improves the chances of recovery.&quot;The amount of radiation from an LDCT scan is 1\/5 (20%) of the amount from a standard chest CT, and about the same as the average person would receive in six months from natural background radiation living on Earth,&quot; Dr. Flora said.However, since screening tests carry a certain amount of risk associated with radiation, they are typically reserved for people at high risk.&quot;As such, there is a valid concern from patients regarding radiation exposure leading to cancer. This is why we do not screen healthy, young, non-smokers. Those who are at high risk (aged 50-80 years, with a 20-pack-year smoking history, and are current smokers or quit within the past 15 years) are at a significantly higher risk of dying from lung cancer than they are from developing cancer as a result of radiation,&quot; Dr. Flora added.Myth #4: If you don&#039;t have symptoms, you don&#039;t have lung cancerFact: By the time symptoms appear, lung cancer might have spread.&quot;Lung cancer is an insidious disease \u2013 you may have it and not even know it. There are no pain receptors in the lung, so a tumor can grow without causing pain or discomfort.&quot; Dr. Flora noted.For high-risk individuals, the best way for lung cancer detection is to go for screening, as by the time symptoms appear, the cancer might have advanced. Many symptoms of lung cancer can also be mistaken as signs of less serious diseases.&quot;As such, if symptoms have developed, the cancer has possibly already spread \u2013 and thus we screen to catch lung cancer at its earliest stages,&quot; the doctor added.Signs such as chronic cough, coughing up blood, wheezing and shortness of breath occur when the tumor has already advanced to the stage where it compresses the airways of the lungs. 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By investing in new, affordable ways for prevention, detection and treatment, officials aim to put an end to the deadly disease.To promote greater awareness about lung cancer, Dr. Arjan Singh Flora, an interventional pulmonologist at Memphis VA Medical Center, Tennessee, explains some common misconceptions about the disease.Myth #1: Lung cancer is a smoker's diseaseFact: Non-smokers can also get lung cancer.While smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer, nonsmokers who are exposed to carcinogens such as radon, asbestos and vinyl chloride are also at high risk.\"Around 80-90% of lung cancers are associated with a history of cigarette smoking. The other 10-20%, however, can be related to a family history of lung cancer (for example, inherited mutations) or exposures to second-hand smoke, radon gas, occupational exposures to cancer-causing agents and indoor and outdoor air pollution,\" Dr. Flora said.Myth #2: Once you smoke, there is no use quittingFact: It's never too late to quit, positive results are almost immediate.Once a person stops smoking, the body shows immediate changes. Within just 20 minutes of quitting, both blood pressure and heart rate start to decrease, and within a few days, carbon monoxide levels return to normal. Lung function improves between two weeks and three months of quitting.\"While it is true that the risk of developing lung cancer after quitting smoking still exists, the added risk of developing lung cancer drops by half after 10-15 years of quitting. Even if a former smoker develops lung cancer, the prognosis is better compared to those who continue smoking,\" Dr. Flora said.Apart from lung cancer, smokers who quit the habit also cut the risk of oral and laryngeal cancer by half in five to 10 years. After two decades of being smoke-free, their risk becomes equivalent to that of someone who never smoked. Furthermore, stopping smoking helps reduce all-cause mortality, by cutting the risk associated with heart attacks and strokes, Dr. Flora explained.Myth #3: Lung cancer screening increases risk of cancerFact: For heavy smokers who are already at high risk, screening decreases the risk of death from lung cancer.Screening using low-dose computerized tomography (LDCT) is the best way for early detection of lung cancer in people at high risk. Detecting lung cancer before it advances improves the chances of recovery.\"The amount of radiation from an LDCT scan is 1\/5 (20%) of the amount from a standard chest CT, and about the same as the average person would receive in six months from natural background radiation living on Earth,\" Dr. Flora said.However, since screening tests carry a certain amount of risk associated with radiation, they are typically reserved for people at high risk.\"As such, there is a valid concern from patients regarding radiation exposure leading to cancer. This is why we do not screen healthy, young, non-smokers. Those who are at high risk (aged 50-80 years, with a 20-pack-year smoking history, and are current smokers or quit within the past 15 years) are at a significantly higher risk of dying from lung cancer than they are from developing cancer as a result of radiation,\" Dr. Flora added.Myth #4: If you don't have symptoms, you don't have lung cancerFact: By the time symptoms appear, lung cancer might have spread.\"Lung cancer is an insidious disease \u2013 you may have it and not even know it. There are no pain receptors in the lung, so a tumor can grow without causing pain or discomfort.\" Dr. Flora noted.For high-risk individuals, the best way for lung cancer detection is to go for screening, as by the time symptoms appear, the cancer might have advanced. Many symptoms of lung cancer can also be mistaken as signs of less serious diseases.\"As such, if symptoms have developed, the cancer has possibly already spread \u2013 and thus we screen to catch lung cancer at its earliest stages,\" the doctor added.Signs such as chronic cough, coughing up blood, wheezing and shortness of breath occur when the tumor has already advanced to the stage where it compresses the airways of the lungs. 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