I share a clinical case, hoping to arouse the vigilance of people with frequent backache. Ms. Li is just over 40 years old this year. She is idle at home and loves to play mahjong. She has always had the old habit of "sore waist".

shares a clinical case, hoping to arouse the vigilance of people with frequent backache.

Ms. Li (pseudonym) is just over 40 years old this year. She is idle at home and loves to play mahjong. She has always had the old habit of "sore waist". A few days ago, she accidentally fell in the chess and card room and was taken to the hospital by Mayou, who was pronounced to have a fracture of the tibia of her right lower limb. At the same time, X-ray found a tumor in her lungs. After CT and magnetic resonance, she was finally diagnosed with stage IB lung cancer. Everyone was confused.

lung cancer

I am also puzzled. Waist soreness may be the cause of osteoporosis , disc herniation , and degenerative arthritis. It is easy to understand that falling causes fractures. , how to explain this tumor?

In fact, it is not difficult to explain. This is also very common in clinical practice. Most lung cancer has no obvious symptoms in the early stages. Many patients wait until the cancer cells metastasize to the bones and develop problems such as bone soreness or even fractures. Only after seeking medical treatment did they find that it was actually caused by lung cancer. In mild cases, back pain will occur, and in severe cases, fractures will invade the spinal cord, compress nerves, and hemiplegia.

Lung cancer causes fracture

In recent years, lung cancer has tended to become younger, and it is becoming more and more common in clinical practice for patients around 30 years old. According to data from the National Cancer Center, the national incidence of malignant tumors is 2.7059/100,000, and the mortality rate is 1.6383/100,000. The first malignant tumor incidence and death in the country is lung cancer, with about 591,000 deaths from lung cancer every year. 8.8 million people die from cancer every year around the world, accounting for nearly 1/6 of the total death toll in the world each year.

World Cancer Day official website gives 6 cancer risk factors: smoking, drinking, environment, unhealthy diet, inactivity and carcinogenic factors.

lung cancer

Be careful of "invisible killer"

As in Ms. Li in the case, her lover is a "big chimney". Smokers have 12 to 25 times more chances of getting lung cancer than non-smokers. What’s scary is that smoking second-hand smoke will also increase the chance of developing lung cancer by about 3 times.

In addition, indoor air pollution is also an important factor that is easily overlooked by everyone. There are many reasons for cancer. If you don’t smoke, you will get sick. It is mostly related to air pollution, fine suspended particles PM2.5, kitchen fume, and exposure to dust in professional places.

Many women disagree with kitchen smoke or other indoor air pollution, and silently act as a "chimney" for life, and eventually feel uncomfortable in their bodies, many of them are in the late stage of lung cancer. (This is a sad ending!)

reject "indoor pollution"

suggestion: quit smoking as soon as possible, change cooking methods, or clean the range hood regularly to keep it well ventilated and avoid indoor air pollution; in addition, stay away from second-hand smoke, wear a mask when the air pollution is serious, etc.

Never ignore minor illnesses. Regular screening will only cause early detection and early treatment. It is recommended that those with a family history of lung cancer, long smoking age, and early smoking age require regular screening after the age of 40. Currently, lung cancer detection is safe and accurate, including low-radiation dose pulmonary computer tomography, computerized tomography guided section examination, bronchial endoscopy ultrasound, etc.

Follow the doctor's advice, actively treat, seize the opportunity of "life", and give up.