Why are lung tumors increasingly common in women?

Lung cancer used to be a disease exclusive to middle-aged and elderly men, mostly caused by smoking and working in chemical areas. However, now the incidence of lung cancer in women is higher than that in men. Why is that?

Regarding the question of why lung tumors are increasingly affecting women, experts explained it from the following two aspects:

First, "In addition to smoking and passive smoking, long-term inhalation of kitchen fumes is also an important factor leading to lung cancer in women." Xiong Wei, a professor of respiratory medicine at Southwest Hospital, said at the "National Cancer Prevention and Treatment Week" free clinic held yesterday that more than 60% of non-smoking female lung cancer patients have been exposed to kitchen fumes for many years, and their eyes, respiratory tract and other parts are irritated by the fumes.

Chongqing is a region with a high incidence of lung cancer in women. Professor Xiong said that this is related to the fact that Chongqing people like to eat fried and stir-fried food. Therefore, when cooking, you should use less oil to avoid burning the oil to smoke, choose salad oil with low oil smoke, and keep the range hood on during cooking.

Secondly, almost everyone knows the idiom "diseases come from the mouth", but the saying "cancer comes from the mouth" makes people feel unfamiliar. In fact, most cancers in life are caused by what people "eat", and only a few are related to factors such as genetics, radiation and chemical stimulation.

Secondly, we should develop good eating habits, which is also the key to prevent cancer. According to research, many cancers, especially digestive system cancers, are mostly related to bad eating habits. For example, eating too fast, eating hot food, liking to eat pickled, smoked, and grilled food, loving to eat fatty and moldy food, smoking, drinking too much, eating unclean food, etc. can all lead to cancer.

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