If there are 4 features appearing on the head, it may be the signal of lung cancer. It is time to check it.

After the retirement of Xu, he was at home and felt that his body was not bad, so he went to a restaurant to help the chef. Sometimes he was busy with supper and often had to be in charge.

But after March this year, he has always been good in physical fitness, and he kept coughing. When he woke up in the morning, his face would be a little swollen.

At first, Uncle Xu didn't care, thinking that he had always stayed up late recently, his body was low, and he took it as a normal cold. He just took some medicine and thought about dealing with the past. However, in April, the cough did not improve, but the condition became intensified. When I slept in the middle of the night at night, I often felt that I was waking up .

One day, Uncle Xu got up and felt that he had a headache and dizzy, and he almost didn't stand up when he got up. He slowly helped to go to the bathroom and found that his face was swollen like a pig head, and his neck became thicker . It felt wrong, and Uncle Xu quickly called his son and asked him to take a look.

The son immediately returned from the city and went to the large hospital in the provincial capital to check. After a detailed examination, it was found that Uncle Xu was in the middle and late lung cancer, and metastasis occurred, and the tumor had compressed to the upper cavity vein .

Uncle Xu wondered that he did not smoke or wine on weekdays. Why did he suddenly suffer from lung cancer?

First, lung cancer is mostly "qi"?

According to statistics, the number of lung cancer occurs about 787,000 new lung cancer each year, and the number of deaths due to lung cancer is about 631,000 per year. In the past 40 years, China's lung cancer mortality rate has increased by nearly 4 times . Why?

When it comes to lung cancer, the first "culprit" that many people may think of is smoking.

After the cigarette is burned, a large amount of smoke will be produced. These smokes contain more than 7,000 types of chemicals and hundreds of harmful substances, including 69 known carcinogens. This means that the human body is exposed to the thick smoke, and the carcinogens will be absorbed, causing DNA damage and gene mutations, which will cause tumors to occur.

However, in addition to cigarette smoke, the occurrence of lung cancer, and it is also related to the various "qi" in daily life, everyone must pay attention to:

The first is the kitchen oil fume . When the edible oil reaches the smoke point (between 107 ° -250 °), it will produce oil fume. It is mixed with harmful substances such as benzene and pheasant in the oil fume. Ministry, cause damage to the body;

Second, industrial exhaust gas , working in the factory area, often contacts toxic gases such as asbestos, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and other toxic gases or dust , which will also increase the occurrence of lung cancer;

The third is bad emotions . Under the adverse emotions such as anxiety and anger for a long time, the nerve endocrine function will also be prone to disorders, organ dysfunction, and the body's immunity decreases, which weakens the ability of the immune system to identify cancer cells;

Fourth, indoor volatilization organic matter , such as house decoration, adding new furniture, etc., will more or less volatilize some organic substances , including formaldehyde and phenol and other carcinogens . If you do not pay attention to ventilation, you can easily inhale these There are toxic gases.

Therefore, in daily life, everyone is alert to these "qi" and stay away from lung cancer.

Second, long -term cough is lung cancer? Four signs of the head should pay attention to

There are more than half of patients with lung cancer. The first symptoms are cough, but cough performance is very common. Ordinary colds can also cause cough. How to distinguish between the two?

Half of cough caused by lung cancer is irritating dry cough, most of which are sputum -free cough, or a small amount of white phlegm . Some patients may have some performance in sputum. This symptom can not be relieved by drinking water or taking cough medicines. If it is delayed, the condition will gradually increase, and it will even be accompanied by chest tightness, chest pain, and fever.

For ordinary cough, it is generally relieved by drinking water or taking medicine, and it has basically improved within a week.

In addition, sometimes the symptoms of lung cancer may also appear on the head. If you have the following signs, you must be vigilant:

1. Headache

When the tumor causes brain metastlasia, it can cause headaches, which is mainly related to the increase in intracranial pressure caused by tumors or cerebral edema. Headache often occurs in the early morning or quiet, accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

2. Fever

Early patients with patients with lung cancer have less fever, but when cancer tissue is necrotic, it may cause low fever and ineffective antibiotic therapy. When low heat does not retreat, the lungs are severe, and long -term treatment is invalid, it should cause vigilance.

3. Facial edema

Facial edema is also a common manifestation of lung cancer patients. Once the tumor causes systemic edema, it can cause head, facial edema, and even congestion. The neck also has obvious swelling. At the same time, it is accompanied by skin and purple lips.

4. Decrease vision

When lung cancer occurs, the increased intracranial pressure will affect the blood flow of the eye vein, leading to congestion and edema , which can cause the underground retinal damage, which will cause vision to decrease.

Third, why did some people die soon after finding lung cancer?

Many people think that lung cancer is equivalent to terminally ill, and believes that its disease mortality rate is quite high, and the treatment effect is not ideal.

But in fact, the survival rate of lung cancer mainly depends on the type of lung cancer, the physical condition of the patient, and the transfer of lung cancer .

For patients with early discovery or slow tumor growth, they can be treated with drugs and then surgery. It is very opportunistic to recover. Of course, lung cancer is also focusing on treatment. Daily prevention and control of lung cancer, everyone should do well:

• Avoid active and passive smoking;
• Ensure indoor ventilation and breathability, use the range hood;
• Wearing a protective mask, there are professional exposure people for protection measures;
• Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, do not eat moldy foods;
• The rules of schedule should be sleeping well;
• Actively exercise scientific exercise and maintain an optimistic and cheerful attitude.

The last thing to remind is that the high -risk population of lung cancer, including the number of smoking packages ≥ 30, and passive smoking ≥ 20 years; suffering from tuberculosis and chronic sequelal lung disease; there is a history of occupational exposure for one year; parents, children, and brothers and sisters first -level relatives Confirmation of lung cancer should be regularly physical examination, which helps to discover the disease early and control the condition.

Cigarettes are a major cause of lung cancer, but some gas that cannot be seen in life may also be a high -risk factor for lung cancer. Therefore, whether it is home or out, you must pay attention to protecting. A strange symptom of the ministry must go to the hospital as soon as possible.

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[2] "Why can patients with lung cancer be edema, how can we deal with it? "Cancer rehabilitation circle .2019-12-12

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