Lung cancer is a form of very rapid growth of the cells (abnormal) in the lung tissue due to the changes in tissue form cells or expansion of the cell itself. Uncontrolled cancer cells in lung tissue, causing the reproduction of wild inhibit tumor growth and stop the function of the lungs. If left, these abnormal growths can spread to other organs both near the lungs as well as remote as bone, heart or brain.
Until now, lung cancer remains a major problem in medicine. Lung cancer is detected because it is not difficult to show symptoms at an early stage. The size of the lungs to cause cancer to grow undetected for years and only detected when already advanced stage. In Indonesia, lung cancer is one of the main causes of death of men.
Symptoms of Lung Cancer
Clinical symptoms of lung cancer is marked by continuous and prolonged cough. In addition, the chest infection that does not go away, shortness of breath, hoarse voice, cough and bloody sputum, and pain in the chest when coughing. Not only that other symptoms are pain when taking a deep breath in, loss of appetite and weight declined steadily.
Lung Cancer Prevention
Prevention is better than cure. Before the excessive pain better at keeping a healthy lifestyle so as not exposed to various types of diseases. For lung cancer alone because the cause is a smoke and other air pollution as much as possible so we avoid those things. Smoking is a habit that will lead to large losses related to health, especially with breathing. Not only smokers are going to be affected, people who do not accidentally inhale the cigarette smoke (passive smoking) will also experience the same risk with smokers and even greater risk.
In addition to avoiding tobacco smoke and air pollution, consumption of healthy and nutritious food and clean living environment is also one of prevention against all kinds of diseases.
