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High rate of lung cancer among women in Lebanon!
19-11-2018
The rate of lung cancer among women, especially, is increasing in Lebanon, An Nahar reported. The head of Pulmonary & Critical Care at CMC and Lebanese University-Medical School, Professor Wajdy Abi Saleh, explained to An Nahar that the incidence of lung cancer is expanding not only in Lebanon, but also globally, because of an increase in smoking rates. Smokers are 20 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers. Abi Saleh presented factors that contribute to lung cancer, notably, aging and prolonged life, as well as air pollution resulting from traffic and the open burning of waste in Lebanon. The data of the Lebanese National Cancer Registry- the Ministry of Health, has recorded 702 lung cancer incidences, including 502 among males against 200 among females. The newest incidences reached 1212 in 2015, including 813 among males and 399 among females, according to Abi Saleh. And while pointing to the absence of early warning signs of lung cancer, Abi Saleh stressed the importance of early diagnosis, especially at the age of 55, through periodic tests, like chest X-rays, revealing that early detection contributes to reducing by 20% deaths resulting from lung cancer. (An Nahar, November 17, 2018)
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