Lung cancer is a malignant tumour of the lungs. Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%). Lung cancer is the most lethal malignant tumour worldwide. Although exposure to asbestos alone can lead to lung cancer, the risk increases dramatically in persons who smoke cigarettes or other forms of tobacco.
Smokers with wrinkles at higher risk of lung cancer
Lung Cancer :: Smokers with wrinkles at higher risk of lung cancer
Smokers with wrinkles have a higher risk of getting lung cancer than those without wrinkles, a study says.Having wrinkles is associated with a group of conditions known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), they said.
COPD is an umbrella term for a range of progressive chronic lung diseases, such as emphysema and bronchitis, which block the airways and restrict oxygen flow around the body.
More than a million people in the UK are thought to have COPD.
The World Health Organisation estimates that COPD will become the third leading cause of death in the world by 2020.
Smoking is already known to cause premature ageing of the skin.
Patel said: "What this research shows is that those who are prone to COPD are also prone to wrinkles.
"If there is a gene for COPD susceptibility, it may also increase the chance of someone developing wrinkles."
Patel said wrinkles could be seen as a sign that someone was at increased risk of developing COPD.
(Lung Cancer :: Smokers with wrinkles at higher risk of lung cancer published at SpiritIndia on Monday, June 19, 2006)
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