Why are women more likely to have lung cancer
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I have been practicing in the hospital for more than half a year. I found a strange phenomenon that more women come to see lung diseases than men. I'm particularly curious. After all, most of my male friends have the habit of smoking, while relatively few of them are women. After consulting a professional doctor, let me tell you why women are more likely to suffer from lung cancer.
Why are women more likely to have lung cancer
First, women's estrogen levels are naturally higher than men's, and this difference will increase women's susceptibility to lung cancer. Blocking the effect of estrogen is an important therapeutic strategy in inhibiting the development of disease and preventing recurrence. And blocking estrogen receptor is very beneficial to prevent high-risk women with lung cancer, just as blocking estrogen effect may prevent women from suffering from breast cancer.
Second, two kinds of estrogen receptors (ER) in lung cancer cell lines, namely α - er and β - er, were cultured in normal lung cells and normal and tumor tissues of lung cancer patients. The researchers found that α - er was rarely detected in normal lung tissue, while the level of this receptor in lung cancer cells was significantly higher.
Third: β - er was found in both normal and cancer cells. Treatment of cultured lung cancer cells with estrogen resulted in increased cell division. When estrogen is given to animals with human lung cancer tissue, it can lead to tumor proliferation. Estrogen antagonist can inhibit this effect. All these results suggest that estrogen plays the same role in the development of lung cancer as it does in the development of breast cancer.
matters needing attention
Lung cancer this disease, treatment is more difficult, want to let their disease get effective control, or should be carried out through a reasonable way. In addition, usually pay attention not to smoke and drink, if the weather is bad, pay attention to wear masks, in order to avoid lung problems.
