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"Global concerns on lung cancer," is the Lung Cancer Alliance in November 2001 launched a global initiative aimed at countries in the world is to call attention to the prevention of lung cancer. This call received a response in many countries in the world.

Lung cancer is the world's number one cancer killer. Since 1985, lung cancer has become the world's highest morbidity and mortality in malignant tumors, while China is the world's largest country in lung cancer patients.

According to statistics released by the Ministry of Health in 2008, cancer mortality rates in China's urban areas has reached 166.97/10 million, 27.12% of the total cause of death. Cause of death of the third national population survey, the mortality rate of lung cancer in China has reached 30.83/10 million, compared with 30 years ago, an increase of 465 percent, has replaced liver cancer to become China's first cause of death. For decades, Beijing, lung cancer incidence and mortality, ranking first in public cancer in 2007, the incidence rate of 53.36/10 million, whether in urban or in rural areas, lung cancer, have become citizens of Beijing's "killer" . What is more worrying is that in recent years, lung cancer incidence and mortality rates in China are still showing rising trend.

Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy is the most commonly used means of three kinds of treatment of lung cancer. But the lack of effective means of early detection of lung cancer, the treatment of advanced cases is expensive, ineffective, is still very high mortality rate of malignant disease, 5-year survival rate of only 8.9% -15%. Lung cancer has become a serious health problem.

The incidence of lung cancer and lifestyle are closely related. The first risk factor is smoking, approximately 90% of lung cancer is considered as caused by smoking, smokers have a better chance of lung cancer 10 times higher than non-smokers. The second is passive and environment pollution, like air pollution, living environment, air pollution, cooking fumes, saturated fat is also an important factor in inducing lung cancer. In addition, some chronic lung diseases, such as: chronic bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer incidence is also higher than other groups.

It should address the risk factors of lung cancer take appropriate preventive measures. The first is to quit. Secondly, air pollution, and to minimize the generation of indoor cooking fumes and reduce deep-fried food, fry cooking. Third, indoor and often ventilation to improve indoor air quality. Fourth, we must focus on preventing tuberculosis, emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of chronic lung disease.

At 9 o'clock on November 1, 2009, in Beijing Cancer Hospital, Academic Lecture Hall, will organize a "healthy large auditorium," the expert from the Beijing Cancer Hospital, for everyone to talk about lung cancer prevention and control knowledge, with the audience an active part.