[real-time] mask should be worn when the PM2.5 value exceeds 60

"By 2025, the number of people suffering from lung cancer in China will reach 1 million. In the next 10 years, lung cancer will harm more families." Yesterday, at the Chinese Lung Cancer Alliance, Wuhan City, Putai Hospital pulmonary nodule sub-centering ceremony, the Chinese Lung Cancer League Chairman, Professor Bai Chunxue, Director of the Shanghai Institute of Respiratory Diseases, introduced.

Prof. Bai Chunxue said that as of 2015, there were 730,000 people with lung cancer and 510,000 deaths in China. Since about 75% of lung cancer patients were diagnosed at the late stage, the 5-year survival rate was only about 15.6%. To prevent lung cancer, we must do early inspections, early detection, and early treatment. The cure rate of early-stage lung cancer is as high as 73%.

Studies have shown that the incidence of lung cancer is positively related to the high incidence of haze. Beijing, Shijiazhuang and other heavy air pollution areas are also high incidence of lung cancer in China. He suggested that Wuhan citizens can check the air quality index at any time. When the PM2.5 index is higher than 60, they should wear masks.

Lu Qiao, a specialist in respiratory medicine at Puai Hospital, called on the public to pay attention to the health of the lungs. People over the age of 40, who have a history of smoking for more than 20 years, have a family history of cancer, engage in dust and other occupations, and live in high-spray areas, are Low-dose CT lung examinations should be done on a regular basis to contain lung cancer in its infancy and improve quality of life.