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Pulmonary nodule primary prevention
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Prevention of solitary pulmonary nodule, includes: avoidance of smoking, smoking exposure, exposure to asbestos, and other high risk occupational jobs.[1]
Prevention
Prevention
The following preventive measures may reduce the risk of malignancy among patients with pulmonary nodules:[1]
- Avoid smoking[2]
- Avoid second-hand smoking exposure
- Avoid or limit exposure to cancer-causing chemicals
- Healthy eating habits
- Foods with a high content of beta carotene, retinoids, selenium, and multivitamins, demonstrate a protective effect against malignancy in pulmonary nodules.[3]
Reference
Reference
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Samet JM. Health benefits of smoking cessation.Clin Chest.Med.1991;12:669-679
- ↑ The Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention study Group. The effect of vitamin E and beta carotene on the inci-dence of lung cancer and other cancers in male smokers.N Engl JMed.1994;330:1029-1035
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]