How to prevent small cell lung cancer

How to prevent small cell lung cancer? Small cell lung cancer is generally treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Although it is highly sensitive, it is very easy to develop secondary drug resistance and relapse, so prevention is the main thing. Today we will take a look at how to prevent small cell lung cancer:

1. Prohibit and control smoking: Smoking and passive inhalation of secondhand smoke are the main causes of lung cancer. Therefore, in order to prevent small cell lung cancer at an early stage, we should first reduce the proportion of smokers and passive smokers in the population, and formulate certain laws or regulations to restrict people, especially teenagers, from smoking.

2. Occupational protection: People who are exposed to high levels of radioactive radiation for a long time have an increased risk of developing lung cancer. Therefore, effective protective measures should be taken in mining areas where radioactive ores are mined to minimize the amount of radiation exposure to workers. For workers exposed to carcinogenic compounds, various effective labor protection measures must be taken to avoid or reduce contact with carcinogenic factors as much as possible.

3. Prevent and treat chronic bronchitis: Since the incidence of lung cancer in patients with chronic bronchitis is higher than that in those without chronic bronchitis, active prevention and treatment of chronic bronchitis is of certain significance in preventing lung cancer. In particular, smokers with chronic bronchitis should be persuaded to quit smoking, because the incidence of lung cancer in smokers with chronic bronchitis is higher.

4. Control air pollution: Do a good job in environmental protection and effectively control air pollution to achieve the goal of preventing lung cancer.

Warm reminder: A very common reason for the high mortality rate of lung cancer is that it is difficult to detect lung cancer in the early stage due to the lack of symptoms. When symptoms are found and patients go to the hospital for treatment, lung cancer has usually progressed to the late stage. Early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment of lung cancer are important methods to reduce the mortality rate of lung cancer. Experts on methods to prevent lung cancer believe that annual health examinations should be promoted, which is the most scientific and effective means.