ABP LIVE Doc Talk | Lung Cancer In Non-Smokers: What Are The Hidden Risk Factors?

The e
a e
Occu e ces
of
a
few
cases
i
ou
cli ical
p actice
whe
we
have
e cou te ed
the
disease
i
you g
o -smoke s
also.
It
highlights
the
fact
that
Lu g
ca ce
is
o
lo ge
a
smoke ‘s
disease.
I
this
a ticle,
we
a alyse
the
o -smoki g
causes
of
Lu g
ca ce .

Lu g
Ca ce
I
No -Smoke s

The
i cide ce
of
lu g
ca ce
is
isi g
globally
as
well
as
i
I dia,
a d
it
is
the
leadi g
cause
of
ca ce
mo tality
a d
mo bidity
wo ldwide.
& bsp;About
& bsp;2.5
millio
people
(
both
me
a d
wome )
we e
diag osed
with
lu g
ca ce
a ually
wo ldwide
i
2022,
accou ti g
fo
a
age-adjusted
sta da dized
atio
of
app oximately
24
cases
pe
100,000
people.

The e
has
bee
a
ma ked
cha ge
i
aetiology
a d
patte s
of
this
ca ce
i
the
last
few
decades.
It
has
bee
obse ved
that
lu g
ca ce
i cide ce
i
males
has
dec eased
i
the
majo ity
of
cou t ies
du i g
the
past
3-4
decades,
while
i cide ce
is
isi g
amo g
ladies.
This
b i gs
us
to
the
poi t:
Is
smoki g
the
o ly
cause
of
Lu g
Ca ce ?
The
most
debatable
poi t
is
whethe
lu g
ca ce
ca
be
called
a
smoke & squo;s
disease.
The
a swe
is
that
we
ca
ot
blame
smoki g
e ti ely
fo
Lu g
ca ce
because
othe
o -smoki g
facto s
a e
espo sible
fo
this
disease.
So
let
us
k ow
what
the
othe
facto s
a e
espo sible
fo
this
deadly
disease.

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High-Risk
P eg a cy:
10
Wa i g
Sig s
You
Should
Neve
Ig o e

Pollutio
A d
Othe
E vi o me tal
Risks

I dia
met opolita
cities
like
Delhi,
Mumbai,
a d
Kolkata,
people
a e
exposed
to
Pollutio
a d
othe
toxic
substa ces
i
the
ai
which
a e
espo sible
fo
the
i c eased
i cide ce
of
Lu g
ca ce .
& bsp;I doo
biomass
smoke
has
bee
ide tified
as
o e
of
the
othe
causative
age ts
of
lu g
ca ce ,
which
may
elimi ate
the
sole
idea
of
Lu g
ca ce
caused
by
smoki g
o ly,
pa ticula ly
i
household
ladies.
This
ki d
of
demog aphic
p ofile
of
disease
has
fo ced
cli icia s
to
put
a
co side able
isk
of
suspicio
fo
o -smoke
pe so el,
pa ticula ly
ladies.

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Is
Excessive
Sc ee
Time
Quietly
I c easi g
I dia’s
Lifestyle
Disease
Bu de ?

How
No -Smoke s
Ca
Lowe
Thei
Risk

As
a
O cologist
No
Smoke s
who
get
lu g
ca ce
ask
me& dquo;
Docto ,
how
ca
I
lowe
my
Lu g
ca ce
isk
whe
I
do
ot
smoke?& dquo;
My
a swe
is:
You
ca
help
lowe
you
isk
of
lu g
ca ce
by
stayi g
away
f om
seco dha d
smoke,
diesel
exhaust,
a d
othe
ai
pollutio ,
as
well
as
asbestos,
a se ic,
a d
some
fo ms
of
silica
a d
ch omium.
You
should
avoid
places
with
suspicious
high
Rado
gas
levels:& bsp;& bsp;Lu g
ca ce
i
I dia
is
ot
o ly
caused
by
tobacco
smoki g
but
also
by
othe
facto s
like
i doo
biomass
exposu e,
e vi o me tal
pollutio ,
asbestos,
a d
silica
exposu e.
We
come
ac oss
so
ma y
you g
o -smoke s
who
suffe
f om
this
disease.
These
facts
poi t
out
that
lu g
ca ce
is
ot
elated
to
smoki g
e ti ely
but
is
caused
by
othe
o -smoki g
facto s.
I
I dia,
some
of
the
studies
have
show
that
i
35-
40%
of
cases,
the
disease
is
ot
elated
to
smoki g
alo e.
Besides
e vi o me tal
facto s,
ge etic
susceptibility
also
eeds
co side atio .