不吸烟不咳嗽也可能得肺癌?| 关于肺癌的9个误解和真相

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世界上最常见的癌症是哪一种?


答案是:肺癌


肺癌不仅是世界上最常见的癌症类型,也是最凶险的。每年有150万人被肺癌夺去生命,高于乳腺癌、结直肠癌前列腺癌的总和1


据统计,2/3以上的肺癌患者在确诊时已是晚期,癌细胞已扩散至身体其他部位2。即使经过手术、放疗和化疗,肺癌仍是生存率最低的癌症类型之一。如果不加治疗,肺癌患者的生命仅能维持数月3


但是,时至今日,社会大众对肺癌仍有很多误解。这不仅使很多患者延误了诊断和治疗,其中一些误解还可能会使肺癌患者生活在“羞耻感”的阴影下。


今天小罗就来带大家看一看,这些误解背后的真相是什么。


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以上这些关于肺癌的小知识,有没有也帮你消除以往对肺癌的一些误解呢?11月是全球肺癌关注月,让我们都来关注肺癌,正确认识肺癌,从而更好地守护自己和家人的健康。



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