If lung cancer is detected early, the survival rate reaches 90%! Medical reminder: Two groups of people can get free screening if they meet the conditions
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Q: If lung cancer is detected early, the survival rate is 90%! What else can you do to prevent air pollution from causing cancer?
A: There are many threats to the air in your home. In addition to smoking and burning incense, the easily overlooked “carcinogen formaldehyde” is the main source of indoor air pollution. The boards, sofas, mattresses, and curtains used for decoration will emit a large amount of formaldehyde, further causing the indoor formaldehyde to exceed the standard. Especially for women, children and people prone to allergies, if they live in a space with excessive formaldehyde for a long time, it will increase the frequency of allergies and skin inflammation, and may lead to female infertility, childhood leukemia, cancer and other symptoms.
To solve the problem of formaldehyde poisoning, it is recommended to seek formal formaldehyde removal companies to carry out indoor formaldehyde removal projects. Long-term formaldehyde removal projects usually take more than 3 days to recycle formaldehyde deep inside furniture and decorations using standard construction methods. And effectively decomposes to ensure that the formaldehyde concentration in the space is lower than the safe value for a long time. When selecting a manufacturer, special attention should be paid to choosing a manufacturer with a long-term warranty to ensure healthy and non-toxic indoor air quality for a long time and reduce the risk of cancer.
Taiwan Health Promotion Administration leads the world in ranking the “fifth cancer screening” and is expected to help early treatment of lung cancer
August 1st every year is “World Lung Cancer Day”, and the Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare, Health Promotion Administration took the lead in the world to officially list “low-dose computed tomography” (LDCT) lung cancer screening from July 1st last year. As the fifth cancer screening, it has benefited many potential patients; Chi Mei Hospital has also completed lung cancer screening for 317 people from January to July this year, with a positive rate of 7.3% (23/317) and a cancer detection rate of is 1.3% (4/317).
Dr. Tian Yufeng, chief medical vice president of Chi Mei Hospital, pointed out that there was a 64-year-old patient named Huang who smoked 1-2 packs of cigarettes a day. Because his two sisters had developed lung cancer one after another, he was worried that he was also at risk of cancer, so he underwent LDCT examination. After testing, it was found that there was indeed a nodule in his right lung. The doctor recommended resection in the hybrid operating room. The report showed that it was early-stage lung cancer. Due to early detection and removal, only regular follow-up is required after surgery.
In addition, a 60-year-old female patient with a history of breast cancer was found to have nodules in her lungs during a chest computed tomography follow-up. Because of her history of breast cancer, she was worried about cancer metastasis, so she was referred to thoracic surgery for examination. After the test, it was found that the nodule was not large, and the doctor recommended early resection. The postoperative pathology report confirmed that it was not breast cancer metastasis, but primary early-stage lung cancer. After early detection and resection, she is currently undergoing regular follow-up examinations and her condition is stable.
Four hospitals join forces to respond to World Lung Cancer Day and early screening can lead to “five-year survival rate” of up to 90%
Chi Mei Medical Foundation Chi Mei Hospital will conduct a lung cancer prevention and treatment promotion event on “World Lung Cancer Day”, August 1, 2023 (Tuesday). This time, we also specially invited National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan Municipal Hospital and Liuying Chi Mei Hospital in Tainan to participate Respond to and promote this theme. The public was informed about the key points of lung cancer prevention and control in an easy-to-understand way. At the end of the event, stickers were put on the health tree to remind each other.
Dr. Tian Yufeng said that starting from July 1 last year, Taiwan Health Promotion Administration took the lead in the world and officially listed low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening as the fifth cancer screening test. We also encourage eligible people (men aged 50-74 or women aged 45-74 with a family history of lung cancer; heavy smokers aged 50 to 74 who have smoked for more than 30 years and are willing to quit smoking, or who have quit smoking within 15 years), You should get screened early to protect your health.
Dr. Tian Yufeng emphasized that with early detection and early treatment of lung cancer, the prognosis is usually quite good; if lung cancer can be diagnosed and treated at an early stage, the five-year survival rate can reach 90%; but if it is discovered at the fourth stage, the five-year survival rate is only There is about 10% left, which shows its importance. In recent years, the number of people suffering from lung cancer has gradually increased. The public should be more alert to the unique signs and seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
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Dr. Feng Yingxun, director of the Cancer Center and Hematology Oncology Department of Chi Mei Hospital, also said that Chi Mei Hospital has treated 3,610 patients with lung cancer in the past 10 years (2010-2020), and statistics show that the number of patients has increased year by year. The ratio of men to women has increased from 6:4 to 5:5 in the past five years (2016-2020). In terms of age, the peak age of cancer is 60-69 years old.
There are no obvious symptoms in the early stages of lung cancer, and many patients are diagnosed in the mid-to-late stage. Dr. Feng Yingxun explained that the five key points in the fight against lung cancer are “stay away from smoke and air pollution”, “beware of lung warning signs”, “screening for high-risk groups”, “early treatment” and “precision medicine for lung cancer”. Early detection is more helpful. to prolong survival. Dr. Feng Yingxun said that he hopes that through lung cancer prevention and treatment publicity activities, the public can obtain more correct medical information and create a better medical environment.
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