"We will help you!": experts told live about lung cancer
Malignant lung tumors are one of the most common oncological diseases. At the same time, smokers have a much higher risk of developing lung cancer. Unfortunately, in our country, only 15% of patients are diagnosed with the disease at the initial stage and more than 42% of patients at the stage when the disease has already spread to other organs.
- What are the risk factors for lung cancer?
- How does smoking, including electronic cigarettes and tobacco heating systems, affect the development of lung cancer?
- What symptoms should I pay attention to and is it possible to prevent the development of lung cancer?
- When you need to see a doctor: features of diagnosis and treatment
These and many other questions were answered by well-known doctors during the live broadcast of the project "We will help you!" organized by the Scientific Society "Medical Practice", the Helikon-Opera theater and Komsomolskaya Pravda radio.
The project was attended by the head of the thoracoabdominal Surgery Department of the MCSC named after A.S. Loginov, MD Arif Allahverdiev.
