Recent developments and advances in secondary prevention of lung cancer

Abstract

Lung cancer prevention may include primary prevention strategies, such as corrections of working conditions and life style – primarily smoking cessation – as well as secondary prevention strategies, aiming at early detection that allows better survival rates and limited resections. This review summarizes recent developments and advances in secondary prevention, focusing on recent technological tools for an effective early diagnosis.

Clinical impact of vaping on cardiopulmonary function and lung cancer development: an update

“…Several studies seem to support this hypothesis, as disclosed by Shahab et al ., who observed – in e-cigarette smokers compared to standard tobacco cigarette smokers – significantly lower metabolite levels of lung carcinogens such as 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol acrolein, acrylamide, acrylonitrile, 1,3-butadiene and ethylene oxide (Pelosi et al ., 2006; McRobbie et al ., 2015; Carpenter et al ., 2017; Goniewicz et al ., 2017; Shahab et al ., 2017; Cirillo et al ., 2019); however, given the multiple potential aetiologic mechanisms for lung cancer development and the very long latency period to develop neoplastic diseases, there is currently no clear evidence either on the role of e-cigarettes in enhancing lung cancer risk or in their potential of reducing neoplastic process development. Lung cancers still represent the first cause of oncologic death worldwide and its early diagnosis by adopting the best clinical approach as well as its prevention by appropriate social attitude thus plays a pivotal role not only in daily clinical practice but also in social and behavioural political strategies (Rizzo et al ., 2020).…”

Trends in the Prevalence of Cancer in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Single Center Retrospective Study, 2011-2018

“…It is well known that daily lifestyle, including physical activity, and lifestyle diseases are correlated with various CVDs, including heart failure [11,12]. Also, colon cancer, prostate cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and breast cancer are related with lifestyle, including food habits and smoking, and lifestyle diseases [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Thus, many types of CVDs and cancer originate from similar lifestyle and lifestyle disorders, indicating that cancer survivors may experience CVDs and that CVDs survivors may experience cancer.…”