Lung Cancer: the Deadliest of all
According to statistics involving all the world, lung cancer is the most kills: even more than breast, prostate, colon, skin and all the others together.
Unfortunately, often the diagnosis is made too late, and for this main reason about 85 percent of people who become ill end up dying from this cause within a period not exceeding five years.
In the United States, for example, and according to the Lung Cancer Alliance, this type of cancer last year has killed more than 160,300 people, or about 440 a day. For this reason, it is necessary to emphasize the need to prevent: and one of the main ways is to avoid smoking, or who already have a bad habit, you stop.
This need is also based on another key finding: according to the National Cancer Institute of the United States, 90 percent of deaths occur in cases in which smoking is directly responsible for the emergence and development of the lung disease.
For this reason, and although researchers and scientists from around the world try to find better ways to detect lung cancer and to establish the genetic warning signs or markers that people have a greater chance of developing this disease, doctors say snuff action against the principal and have proved but only effective weapon against this cancer so deadly.
Among other measures you can take, experts emphasize the role of nutrition: Dr. Gonzalo Recondo, head of the Department of Clinical Oncology CEMIC Medicine said that “the diet influences cancer development not only for nutrients but also by the fat content and the amount of food you eat. ”
On the consumption of vegetables, the specialist said, “are very relevant for the specific nutrients that help reduce the risk of developing tumors of various types of cancers, including lung, prostate, breast and Pancreas.”