Lung cancer is on the rise in women! It's often diagnosed by chance

Smoking is cited as the leading cause of lung cancer. In fact, it's been reported that approximately 85 percent of lung cancer cases are related to smoking. Some of the numerous chemicals found in cigarette smoke have carcinogenic properties. These carcinogenic substances can damage the genetic structure of cells in lung tissue, leading to lung cancer. Medical Oncology Specialist Prof. Dr. Faysal Dane, He explains that it takes a long time for the risk of lung cancer to decrease after quitting smoking, saying, "Furthermore, while quitting smoking reduces the risk in long-term heavy smokers, this risk never returns to the level of a nonsmoker because some damage to the lungs has already occurred. Therefore, it's best not to start smoking at all." Prof. Dr. Faysal Dane states that, in addition to smoking, air pollution, exposure to radon gas or asbestos, genetic factors, secondhand smoke, and indoor smoke exposure are also risk factors.