Smoking ranks first among the risk factors for lung cancer. Approximately 90% of lung cancer in men and 80% in women is associated with smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. For a non-smoker, living with a smoker poses a 24% risk.
On World Lung Cancer Day, November 17, it is aimed to inform and raise awareness about the disease.
Üsküdar University NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital General Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. Şerafettin Özer said that lung cancer is the type of cancer that causes death most.
Op stated that lung cancer accounts for approximately 28% of cancer-related deaths. Dr. Şerafettin Özer said, “This rate is higher than the sum of breast, prostate, colon, ovarian and rectum cancers combined. "A study conducted in 2008 estimated that one in every 13 men and one in every 16 women may develop lung cancer during their lifetime," he said.
Access to early diagnosis and treatment is important
Pointing out that sensitivity on this issue has increased recently with the increase in awareness and enlightenment, Op. Dr. Şerafettin Özer said, “In line with these factors, the decrease in mortality rates with early diagnosis and treatment has been encouraging. "Based on this, we can say that survival in lung cancer is linked to accessibility to medical treatment and early diagnosis," he said.
Smoking is the first risk factor for lung cancers
Emphasizing that smoking is one of the risk factors, Op. Dr. Şerafettin Özer said, “Smoking was found to be a known risk factor for 75% of lung cancers worldwide in 2007. Approximately 90% of lung cancer in men and 80% in women is associated with smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. Quitting smoking significantly reduces the risk of lung cancer. The majority of the remaining cancers are caused by radon exposure. "It has been determined that approximately 25% of all lung cancers worldwide and approximately 53% of cancers in women are independent of smoking," he said.
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