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Large cell carcinoma of the lung prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

Primary prevention of large cell carcinoma of the lung includes avoidance of smoking, smoking exposure, exposure to asbestos, and other high risk occupational jobs.[1]The secondary prevention of large cell carcinoma of the lungs based on the stage of large cell carcinoma of the lung at diagnosis. Secondary prevention include chest CT imaging along with periodic evaluation of alert signs in second-hand smokers or active smokers.[2]

Prevention

Primary Prevention

  • Primary prevention of large cell carcinoma of the lung includes avoidance of smoking, smoking exposure, exposure to asbestos, and other high risk occupational jobs.[1]

Secondary Prevention

  • The secondary prevention of large cell carcinoma of the lungs based on the stage of large cell carcinoma of the lung at diagnosis. Secondary prevention include chest CT imaging along with periodic evaluation of alert signs in second-hand smokers or active smokers.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Khuri FR (2003). “Primary and secondary prevention of non-small-cell lung cancer: the SPORE Trials of Lung Cancer Prevention”. Clin Lung Cancer. 5 Suppl 1: S36–40. PMID 14641993.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tominaga S (2000). “[Prevention of lung cancer–primary and secondary prevention]”. Nippon Rinsho (in Japanese). 58 (5): 1149–52. PMID 10824565.


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