{"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":"mtaalamu-wa-mwezi-wa-ufahamu-wa-saratani-ya-mapafu-anaondoa-dhana-potofu-za-kawaida-kuhusu-ugonjwa-huo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/mtaalamu-wa-mwezi-wa-ufahamu-wa-saratani-ya-mapafu-anaondoa-dhana-potofu-za-kawaida-kuhusu-ugonjwa-huo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mwezi wa Maarifa kuhusu Saratani ya Mapafu: Mtaalamu Anafutilia Mbali Dhana Potofu za Kawaida Kuhusu Ugonjwa Huu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mwezi wa Ufahamu wa Saratani ya Mapafu huzingatiwa kila Novemba ili kuvutia uvimbe mbaya, ambao ndio sababu kuu ya vifo vya saratani nchini Merika.<\/p>\n

Ni aina ya tatu ya saratani ya kawaida nchini Marekani Takriban Wamarekani 240,000 watapatikana na saratani ya mapafu mwaka huu, kulingana na Jumuiya ya Saratani ya Amerika<\/a>.<\/p>\n

"Katika Mwezi wa Kitaifa wa Uhamasishaji wa Saratani ya Mapafu, tunawaheshimu watu wenye ujasiri ambao wamekabiliwa na utambuzi huu, wapendwa ambao wanaunga mkono upande wao, na wataalamu wa matibabu ambao hufanya kila wawezalo kusaidia wagonjwa kuishi na kupona," Ikulu ya White House. taarifa ya habari<\/a> soma.<\/p>\n

Ya mwaka huu mandhari<\/a>, "Elimu, Uwezeshaji, na Kutokomeza" inalenga kujenga uelewa wa umma kuhusu umuhimu wa uchunguzi, uchunguzi wa mapema na hatua za kuzuia. Kwa kuwekeza katika njia mpya, nafuu za kuzuia, kugundua na matibabu, maafisa wanalenga kukomesha ugonjwa huo hatari.<\/p>\n

Ili kukuza ufahamu zaidi kuhusu saratani ya mapafu, Dk. Arjan Singh Flora, mtaalamu wa magonjwa ya mapafu katika Kituo cha Matibabu cha Memphis VA, Tennessee, anaelezea baadhi ya dhana potofu za kawaida kuhusu ugonjwa huo.<\/p>\n

Hadithi #1: Saratani ya mapafu ni ugonjwa wa mvutaji sigara<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukweli: Wasiovuta sigara wanaweza pia kupata saratani ya mapafu.<\/p>\n

Ingawa uvutaji sigara ndio sababu kuu ya hatari kwa saratani ya mapafu, watu wasiovuta sigara ambao wameathiriwa na kansa kama vile radoni, asbestosi na kloridi ya vinyl pia wako katika hatari kubwa.<\/p>\n

"Takriban 80-90% ya saratani ya mapafu inahusishwa na historia ya uvutaji sigara. 10-20% nyingine, hata hivyo, inaweza kuhusishwa na historia ya familia ya saratani ya mapafu (kwa mfano, mabadiliko ya kurithi) au mfiduo wa moshi wa sigara, gesi ya radoni, mfiduo wa kikazi kwa mawakala wa kusababisha saratani na uchafuzi wa hewa wa ndani na nje, \u201d Dk Flora alisema.<\/p>\n

Hadithi #2: Mara tu unapovuta sigara, hakuna haja ya kuacha<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukweli: Hujachelewa sana kuacha, matokeo chanya ni karibu mara moja.<\/p>\n

Mara baada ya mtu kuacha sigara, mwili unaonyesha mara moja mabadiliko<\/a>. Ndani ya dakika 20 tu baada ya kuacha, shinikizo la damu na mapigo ya moyo huanza kupungua, na baada ya siku chache, viwango vya kaboni monoksidi hurudi kwa kawaida. Kazi ya mapafu inaboresha kati ya wiki mbili na miezi mitatu ya kuacha.<\/p>\n

"Ingawa ni kweli kwamba hatari ya kupata saratani ya mapafu baada ya kuacha kuvuta sigara bado ipo, hatari iliyoongezwa ya kupata saratani ya mapafu hupungua kwa nusu baada ya miaka 10-15 ya kuacha. Hata kama mvutaji wa zamani atapata saratani ya mapafu, ubashiri ni bora ikilinganishwa na wale wanaoendelea kuvuta sigara,\u201d Dk Flora alisema.<\/p>\n

Mbali na saratani ya mapafu, wavutaji sigara ambao waliacha tabia hiyo pia hupunguza hatari ya saratani ya mdomo na laryngeal kwa nusu katika miaka mitano hadi 10. Baada ya miongo miwili ya kutokuwa na moshi, hatari yao inakuwa sawa na ile ya mtu ambaye hajawahi kuvuta sigara. Zaidi ya hayo, kuacha kuvuta sigara kunasaidia kupunguza vifo vinavyotokana na sababu zote, kwa kupunguza hatari inayohusiana na mshtuko wa moyo na kiharusi, Dk Flora alielezea.<\/p>\n

Hadithi #3: Uchunguzi wa saratani ya mapafu huongeza hatari ya saratani<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukweli: Kwa wavutaji sigara sana ambao tayari wako katika hatari kubwa, uchunguzi hupunguza hatari ya kifo kutokana na saratani ya mapafu.<\/p>\n

Uchunguzi kwa kutumia dozi ya chini ya tomografia ya kompyuta (LDCT) ndiyo njia bora ya mapema kugundua<\/a> saratani ya mapafu kwa watu walio katika hatari kubwa. Kugundua saratani ya mapafu kabla ya kuendelea kunaboresha nafasi za kupona.<\/p>\n

"Kiasi cha mionzi kutoka kwa skana ya LDCT ni 1\/5 (20%) ya kiasi kutoka kwa CT ya kawaida ya kifua, na karibu sawa na mtu wa kawaida angepokea katika miezi sita kutoka kwa mionzi ya asili inayoishi duniani," Dk. Flora sema.<\/p>\n

Hata hivyo, kwa kuwa vipimo vya uchunguzi hubeba kiasi fulani cha hatari inayohusishwa na mionzi, kwa kawaida huwekwa kwa watu walio katika hatari kubwa.<\/p>\n

"Kwa hivyo, kuna wasiwasi halali kutoka kwa wagonjwa kuhusu mfiduo wa mionzi na kusababisha saratani. Hii ndiyo sababu hatuchunguzi afya, vijana, wasiovuta sigara. Wale walio katika hatari kubwa (wenye umri wa miaka 50-80, na historia ya miaka 20 ya pakiti ya sigara, na ni wavutaji sigara wa sasa au walioacha ndani ya miaka 15 iliyopita) wako katika hatari kubwa zaidi ya kufa kutokana na saratani ya mapafu kuliko wanavyotoka. kupata saratani kutokana na mionzi,\u201d Dk Flora aliongeza.<\/p>\n

Hadithi #4: Ikiwa huna dalili, huna saratani ya mapafu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukweli: Wakati dalili zinaonekana, saratani ya mapafu inaweza kuwa imeenea.<\/p>\n

"Saratani ya mapafu ni ugonjwa wa siri - unaweza kuwa nayo na hata hujui. Hakuna vipokezi vya maumivu kwenye pafu, kwa hivyo uvimbe unaweza kukua bila kusababisha maumivu au usumbufu. Dk Flora alibainisha.<\/p>\n

Kwa watu walio katika hatari kubwa, njia bora ya kugundua saratani ya mapafu ni kwenda kuchunguzwa, kwani wakati dalili zinaonekana, saratani inaweza kuwa imeendelea. Dalili nyingi za saratani ya mapafu pia zinaweza kupotoshwa kama ishara za magonjwa hatari sana.<\/p>\n

"Kwa hivyo, ikiwa dalili zimekua, saratani tayari imeenea - na kwa hivyo tunachunguza kupata saratani ya mapafu katika hatua zake za mapema," daktari aliongeza.<\/p>\n

Dalili kama vile kikohozi cha muda mrefu, kukohoa damu, kupumua kwa pumzi na upungufu wa kupumua hutokea wakati uvimbe tayari umefikia hatua ya kukandamiza njia ya hewa ya mapafu. Mgonjwa anaweza kupata uchovu, udhaifu, kupoteza uzito bila kukusudia na kupoteza misuli wakati mzigo wa tumor ni mkubwa wa kutosha kutumia nishati zaidi kutoka kwa mwili kuliko kalori zinazochukuliwa, Dk Flora alielezea.<\/p>\n

Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mwezi wa Ufahamu wa Saratani ya Mapafu huzingatiwa kila Novemba ili kuvutia uvimbe mbaya, ambao ndio sababu kuu ya vifo vya saratani nchini Merika.<\/p>\n

Ni aina ya tatu ya saratani ya kawaida nchini Marekani Takriban Wamarekani 240,000 watapatikana na saratani ya mapafu mwaka huu, kulingana na Jumuiya ya Saratani ya Amerika<\/a>.<\/p>\n

"Katika Mwezi wa Kitaifa wa Uhamasishaji wa Saratani ya Mapafu, tunawaheshimu watu wenye ujasiri ambao wamekabiliwa na utambuzi huu, wapendwa ambao wanaunga mkono upande wao, na wataalamu wa matibabu ambao hufanya kila wawezalo kusaidia wagonjwa kuishi na kupona," Ikulu ya White House. taarifa ya habari<\/a> soma.<\/p>\n

Ya mwaka huu mandhari<\/a>, "Elimu, Uwezeshaji, na Kutokomeza" inalenga kujenga uelewa wa umma kuhusu umuhimu wa uchunguzi, uchunguzi wa mapema na hatua za kuzuia. Kwa kuwekeza katika njia mpya, nafuu za kuzuia, kugundua na matibabu, maafisa wanalenga kukomesha ugonjwa huo hatari.<\/p>\n

Ili kukuza ufahamu zaidi kuhusu saratani ya mapafu, Dk. Arjan Singh Flora, mtaalamu wa magonjwa ya mapafu katika Kituo cha Matibabu cha Memphis VA, Tennessee, anaelezea baadhi ya dhana potofu za kawaida kuhusu ugonjwa huo.<\/p>\n

Hadithi #1: Saratani ya mapafu ni ugonjwa wa mvutaji sigara<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukweli: Wasiovuta sigara wanaweza pia kupata saratani ya mapafu.<\/p>\n

Ingawa uvutaji sigara ndio sababu kuu ya hatari kwa saratani ya mapafu, watu wasiovuta sigara ambao wameathiriwa na kansa kama vile radoni, asbestosi na kloridi ya vinyl pia wako katika hatari kubwa.<\/p>\n

"Takriban 80-90% ya saratani ya mapafu inahusishwa na historia ya uvutaji sigara. 10-20% nyingine, hata hivyo, inaweza kuhusishwa na historia ya familia ya saratani ya mapafu (kwa mfano, mabadiliko ya kurithi) au mfiduo wa moshi wa sigara, gesi ya radoni, mfiduo wa kikazi kwa mawakala wa kusababisha saratani na uchafuzi wa hewa wa ndani na nje, \u201d Dk Flora alisema.<\/p>\n

Hadithi #2: Mara tu unapovuta sigara, hakuna haja ya kuacha<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukweli: Hujachelewa sana kuacha, matokeo chanya ni karibu mara moja.<\/p>\n

Mara baada ya mtu kuacha sigara, mwili unaonyesha mara moja mabadiliko<\/a>. Ndani ya dakika 20 tu baada ya kuacha, shinikizo la damu na mapigo ya moyo huanza kupungua, na baada ya siku chache, viwango vya kaboni monoksidi hurudi kwa kawaida. Kazi ya mapafu inaboresha kati ya wiki mbili na miezi mitatu ya kuacha.<\/p>\n

"Ingawa ni kweli kwamba hatari ya kupata saratani ya mapafu baada ya kuacha kuvuta sigara bado ipo, hatari iliyoongezwa ya kupata saratani ya mapafu hupungua kwa nusu baada ya miaka 10-15 ya kuacha. Hata kama mvutaji wa zamani atapata saratani ya mapafu, ubashiri ni bora ikilinganishwa na wale wanaoendelea kuvuta sigara,\u201d Dk Flora alisema.<\/p>\n

Mbali na saratani ya mapafu, wavutaji sigara ambao waliacha tabia hiyo pia hupunguza hatari ya saratani ya mdomo na laryngeal kwa nusu katika miaka mitano hadi 10. Baada ya miongo miwili ya kutokuwa na moshi, hatari yao inakuwa sawa na ile ya mtu ambaye hajawahi kuvuta sigara. Zaidi ya hayo, kuacha kuvuta sigara kunasaidia kupunguza vifo vinavyotokana na sababu zote, kwa kupunguza hatari inayohusiana na mshtuko wa moyo na kiharusi, Dk Flora alielezea.<\/p>\n

Hadithi #3: Uchunguzi wa saratani ya mapafu huongeza hatari ya saratani<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukweli: Kwa wavutaji sigara sana ambao tayari wako katika hatari kubwa, uchunguzi hupunguza hatari ya kifo kutokana na saratani ya mapafu.<\/p>\n

Uchunguzi kwa kutumia dozi ya chini ya tomografia ya kompyuta (LDCT) ndiyo njia bora ya mapema kugundua<\/a> saratani ya mapafu kwa watu walio katika hatari kubwa. Kugundua saratani ya mapafu kabla ya kuendelea kunaboresha nafasi za kupona.<\/p>\n

"Kiasi cha mionzi kutoka kwa skana ya LDCT ni 1\/5 (20%) ya kiasi kutoka kwa CT ya kawaida ya kifua, na karibu sawa na mtu wa kawaida angepokea katika miezi sita kutoka kwa mionzi ya asili inayoishi duniani," Dk. Flora sema.<\/p>\n

Hata hivyo, kwa kuwa vipimo vya uchunguzi hubeba kiasi fulani cha hatari inayohusishwa na mionzi, kwa kawaida huwekwa kwa watu walio katika hatari kubwa.<\/p>\n

"Kwa hivyo, kuna wasiwasi halali kutoka kwa wagonjwa kuhusu mfiduo wa mionzi na kusababisha saratani. Hii ndiyo sababu hatuchunguzi afya, vijana, wasiovuta sigara. Wale walio katika hatari kubwa (wenye umri wa miaka 50-80, na historia ya miaka 20 ya pakiti ya sigara, na ni wavutaji sigara wa sasa au walioacha ndani ya miaka 15 iliyopita) wako katika hatari kubwa zaidi ya kufa kutokana na saratani ya mapafu kuliko wanavyotoka. kupata saratani kutokana na mionzi,\u201d Dk Flora aliongeza.<\/p>\n

Hadithi #4: Ikiwa huna dalili, huna saratani ya mapafu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukweli: Wakati dalili zinaonekana, saratani ya mapafu inaweza kuwa imeenea.<\/p>\n

"Saratani ya mapafu ni ugonjwa wa siri - unaweza kuwa nayo na hata hujui. Hakuna vipokezi vya maumivu kwenye pafu, kwa hivyo uvimbe unaweza kukua bila kusababisha maumivu au usumbufu. Dk Flora alibainisha.<\/p>\n

Kwa watu walio katika hatari kubwa, njia bora ya kugundua saratani ya mapafu ni kwenda kuchunguzwa, kwani wakati dalili zinaonekana, saratani inaweza kuwa imeendelea. Dalili nyingi za saratani ya mapafu pia zinaweza kupotoshwa kama ishara za magonjwa hatari sana.<\/p>\n

"Kwa hivyo, ikiwa dalili zimekua, saratani tayari imeenea - na kwa hivyo tunachunguza kupata saratani ya mapafu katika hatua zake za mapema," daktari aliongeza.<\/p>\n

Dalili kama vile kikohozi cha muda mrefu, kukohoa damu, kupumua kwa pumzi na upungufu wa kupumua hutokea wakati uvimbe tayari umefikia hatua ya kukandamiza njia ya hewa ya mapafu. Mgonjwa anaweza kupata uchovu, udhaifu, kupoteza uzito bila kukusudia na kupoteza misuli wakati mzigo wa tumor ni mkubwa wa kutosha kutumia nishati zaidi kutoka kwa mwili kuliko kalori zinazochukuliwa, Dk Flora alielezea.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"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":"\nLung 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\/sw\/mtaalamu-wa-mwezi-wa-ufahamu-wa-saratani-ya-mapafu-anaondoa-dhana-potofu-za-kawaida-kuhusu-ugonjwa-huo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\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."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," a White House news release read.This year's theme, "Education, Empowerment, and Eradication" 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'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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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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