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INCREASES THE RISK OF LUNG CANCER IN WOMEN
Turkey Medicals member and Turkish Internal Medicine Specialist. Prof. Doctor, “Lung cancer ranks second as the cause of death in women after breast cancer,” said. He answered frequently asked questions about lung cancer. Here they are…
Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States.
Lung cancer is the most important cause of death in men from cancer in the world and in our country. 2 as a cause of death after breast cancer in women. is in line. 13 percent of patients diagnosed with cancer in our country are lung cancer. About 40,000 of our citizens are lost to lung cancer every year.
■ What are the Risk factors and risk groups?
Lung cancer is 85 percent linked to smoking. Starting smoking at an early age, the amount and duration of cigarettes smoked daily increases the risk from 10 times to 20 times, while passive smoking increases by 2 times and close relatives by 3 times. All of these risks are collected from the bottom to the bottom, and the person’s total risk is revealed. In Turkey, especially the inhalation of diesel particles and other air pollution substances are important. Asbestos, exposure to radioactivity, and inhalation of a large number of industrial substances are factors that increase the risk of lung cancer. The leakage of radon gas from the soil into the homes of those who live on the floor and lower floors can also cause lung cancer, even in those who do not smoke.
■ How does it differ proportionally in men and women?
Men have a higher rate of lung cancer in our country than they smoke more and encounter industrial pollution. U.S. women’s 2. 20 years later, with this bad habit that he acquired while working in factories during World War II, he began to suffer from a large number of lung cancer, and lung cancer passed to breast cancer as the cause of death in this country. In our country, lung cancer is more common because women start smoking more.
■ At what rate can deaths related to this disease be prevented?
Lung cancer can be caught at an earlier stage with low-dose lung tomography, which is repeated every year in high-risk groups, and death due to this disease can be reduced by 20 percent. You should keep away from cigarettes
■ When to consult a doctor in Turkey?
The most common symptoms of lung cancer are complaints such as cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, weakness, weight loss, bloody sputum. If these complaints do not go away and increase in people over the age of 40-50 who smoke, it is necessary to take a lung graph or lung tomography in Antalya or Istanbul Turkey.
■ What can be done to protect and reduce risk?
Active and passive smoking should definitely be removed. Inhaling diesel exhaust in the city is a significant risk, diesel particles are carcinogenic. It is very important to eat vegetables and fruits of different colors.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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