Why do non-smoking women also get lung cancer?

In everyone's impression, the view that men are more likely to get lung cancer is deeply rooted in people's minds. However, in recent years, studies have found that the incidence of lung cancer in women in China is the same as that in men, or even exceeds that in some areas. So, how much do you know about lung cancer in women?

What causes lung cancer in women? The first is passive smoking. We all know that secondhand smoke is extremely harmful. Exposure to a smoky environment greatly harms women's health. There is evidence that women with smoking men at home are more likely to get lung cancer than other women. The second is air pollution. Outdoor air pollution will increase the incidence of lung cancer. For women, indoor kitchen fumes increase the danger. The longer the daily exposure to kitchen fumes, the higher the risk of lung cancer. In addition, lung diseases, such as tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, asthma, lung infections, etc., are closely related to lung cancer, so you must pay attention to nourishing your lungs, and lung diseases must be treated early. Family history of tumors is also an aspect. Data show that female lung cancer has a familial clustering, which requires everyone to pay more attention, regular physical examinations, and timely prevention.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, what kind of women need to be more careful and preventive? The answer is spleen and lung qi deficiency. Because people with spleen and lung qi deficiency have no ability to absorb qi, blood, and body fluids, and the lungs are unable to regulate water channels and help blood circulation, which leads to qi stagnation, phlegm, and blood stasis in the lungs, which then become cancer. The main symptoms of lung and spleen qi deficiency include shortness of breath, chest tightness, cough and sputum, pale tongue, and greasy coating. If these symptoms occur in daily life, you need to pay more attention and prevent them before they happen.