Lung cancer in the Philippines is one of the leading causes of cancer death along with breast, colorectal, liver, and prostate. People who smoke have the highest chance of developing lung cancer, although nonsmokers may still get lung cancer. The chance of developing lung cancer rises with the quantity and duration of cigarettes smoked. Even if you have smoked for many years, quitting may dramatically lower your risk of lung cancer.

Most lung cancers are caused by smoking, both in smokers and in those exposed to secondhand smoke. But lung cancer may also emerge in individuals who have never smoked and have never been exposed to secondhand smoke for an extended period. There may be no clear etiology of lung cancer in some individuals according to many statistics like Statistics of lung cancer in the Philippines.

Doctors think smoking promotes lung cancer by causing damage to the lining cells of the lungs. Almost soon after inhaling cigarette smoke containing cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens), lung tissue alterations occur.

Your body may initially be able to heal this harm. However, with repeated exposure, normal lining cells of the lungs become more destroyed. Damage causes cells to behave abnormally over time, and cancer may emerge.

Several factors may raise your chance of developing lung cancer. Some risk factors may be managed, for example, by giving up smoking. And other aspects, such as your family history, cannot be controlled. Also, if you have had radiation treatment to the chest for another form of cancer, your chance of getting lung cancer may be enhanced.

The natural decay of uranium forms radon in soil, rock, and water and ultimately enters the atmosphere may also affect. Radon may collect in any structure, including dwellings, to unsafe levels. In addition, asbestos and other cancer-causing compounds in the workplace, such as arsenic, chromium, and nickel, may raise your chance of getting lung cancer, particularly if you are a smoker.

Continue reading the infographic from Hope From Within below to learn everything to be known about lung cancer.