myths about lung cancer disease
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Myths about lung cancer disease
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lung cancer myths
• Myths are the things which are wrongly assumed or believed by the folks and the statement is being accepted among large number of population without any research.
• The myths and misconception spreads easily at very rapid rate.
• Lung cancer is one of the malignant tumors which bares such false believes regarding, causes, treatment, etc…
• Some of the most popular myth are told in these slides.
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Smoking is the only risk factor for lung cancer
• As folks come across the word cancer, the first thing comes to the mind is the cigarette, smoke and any kind of tobacco product.
• This is because the major cause of lung cancer is smoking and they are not the only reason
• There are number of reasons (http://www.slideshare.net/leeshin12/risk-factors-of-lung-cancer) which are more adverse than smoking.
• So smoking is not the only cause for lung cancer
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Lung cancer leads to conform death
• Lung cancer is very popular among other type of cancer but they are not the untreatable disease.
• Folks belief lung leads to death sentence, but the fact is they are treatable even at the worse condition.
• The patients with strong immune power and strong mind will fight and overcome the cancer disease with bold heart.
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Secondhand smoking doesn’t increase the risk of lung cancer
• People with narrow thought believe, inhaling few smoke doesn’t leads to lung cancer.
• the smoke evolving from the cigarette has number of harmful chemicals in it.
• When people with less immune capacity and hereditary of lung cancer expose to the chain smoker, they are assured with the lung cancer to the maximum probability.
• So be aware and stay away from the smokers.
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Young people doesn’t get lung cancer
• This myth is because of the average aged people with lung cancer is around 50 to 70.
• This doesn’t mean that lung cancer cause only to the elders, they are even small children and even toddler get affected by lung cancer.
• But the probability is less in numbers, so it is wise to aware of lung cancer at all the ages and take necessary preventive actions.
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Quitting smoking is the only preventive measures
• Since smoking is not the only cause of lung cancer, quitting smoking is also not the only preventive measures.
• There are number of things to be followed to stay away from lung cancer like avoiding radon and asbestos, staying away from air pollution, following healthy diet(http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/lung-cancer-preventing-food.html) , regular exercise, etc…
• Avoiding smoking is the prior thing to do but they are not the exclusive factor in lung cancer prevention
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• The above are some of the myths which are involved in lung cancer disease.
• Lung cancer blogs (http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/) shows various updates on lung cancer treatment procedures, stages, causes, types, diagnosis, prognosis, symptoms, etc…
• The information regarding the lung cancer diseases are dated with detailed note.
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