Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The country into at least two patients with lung cancer are being "over-treatment“

Lung cancer death rate over the past decade has become the fastest-growing tumor diseases, into at least two patients are receiving "over-treatment." "Over-treatment" not only fail to achieve better therapeutic effect, but increased the suffering of patients. "Over-treatment" mainly refers to surgery and radiotherapy abuse. Surgical patients with lung cancer is the main method of treatment. Statistics show that the method of examination as a result of the slow and anti-cancer awareness is not strong, was diagnosed with lung cancer, the 75% of patients have locally advanced or advanced in lost opportunities for surgical treatment. However, the clinical physicians or patients still insist on surgical treatment, he met four diagnosed with lung cancer (late) after the surgery patients. In addition, patients with early stage lung cancer after surgical resection of lesions, no radiation, there are still some patients to receive radiotherapy for insurance purposes, they undermine the body's immune system.

According to Wei Ge, the lung cancer death rate is the fastest over the past decade tumor, the average mortality rate has reached 116/10 million, more than 10 years ago, more than doubled. Smoking, air pollution and inhaled fumes kitchen is an increase in lung cancer patients an important reason.

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