Shoppers will be able to walk through giant lungs
A GIANT set of lungs will be on show to Derby shoppers to raise awareness of cancer.
The model will be at Westfield on Thursday, as part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
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Dr Sheila Newport says the replica lungs will be a useful tool.
The replica walk-through lungs, which detail the inside and outside of the lungs, have been donated to NHS Derby City and Derby City Council's public health department by the Roy Castle Foundation.
Latest figures show that 152 people aged 50 or over were diagnosed with lung cancer in Derby in 2010, with 123 people in this age group dying from the disease that year.
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But, according to GPs from NHS Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group, survival rates could be vastly improved if people understood how to recognise early symptoms – with as many as 80% of people diagnosed remaining alive for another five years, compared to only 7%if spotted later on.
Dr Sheila Newport, GP at Ivy Grove Surgery and chairwoman of NHS Southern Derbyshire CCG said: "Lung cancer is the commonest cause of death from cancer in the UK and the earlier it is diagnosed the sooner it can be treated effectively.
"Because of this it is really important that we are all aware of symptoms that need to be investigated.
"If you have a cough that does not go away for three weeks it is sensible to visit your GP as it may need looking into.
"The replica lungs will help to explain the nature and causes of conditions that can affect the lungs and how important it is to be aware of these."
Councillor Fareed Hussain, Derby City Council cabinet member for adults and health, said: "Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer affecting people in the UK.
"Not smoking is the most effective way to avoid getting lung cancer, with people who smoke 15 times more likely to die from the disease than people who have never smoked."
Comments
by DerbyFoE
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 10:14AM
“http://tinyurl.com/dxllmdj
Derby and South Derbyshire Friends of the Earth”
by make_redgreen
Tuesday, November 13 2012, 6:50PM
“Good job it's not colon cancer awareness!”
by DerbyFoE
Tuesday, November 13 2012, 6:10PM
“Poor air quality also reduces life expectancy, in some case by many years. More on this in the scientific follow-up report by the Parliamentary Audit Commitee on Air Qulaity, Nov 2011
http://tinyurl.com/89x7gxk
The incinerator developer also admitted to causing Deaths Broght Forward, (DBF) through worsening air quality, in their Air Quality Statement Chapter 7. Heres the extract from that ;
" It is important to note that an increased risk of mortality and morbidity due to elevated PM10 exposure is small and limited to a fraction of a population which is already in poor health. As such, the term DBF does not constitute new/additional deaths but a reduction in life expectancy for those whose health is already seriously compromised"
The City Council has stated that the general health of the people of Derby will not improve if air quality does not improve. We have THREE Air Quality Management Areas AQMA) 2 for nitrogen dioxide and 1 for particulates in Derby. The one for NO2 is set to worsen because of the planned incinerators and associated traffic in Sinfin and the AQMA for particulates, (PM10) at the bottom of Victory Rd, will also be affected. The incinerator developers can also turn off Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems whenever they like as the computers can be hacked and no-one will know, not even the Environment Agency. This was acknowledged at the incinerator inquiry, by Resource Recovery Solutions/Shanks
Derby and South Derbyshire Friends of the Earth”
by dianae
Monday, November 12 2012, 10:35PM
“Radon main cause? Not when you google it -
http://tinyurl.com/bnmfgnv
says:
In most people, lung cancer is related to cigarette smoking. Although some people who have never smoked get lung cancer, smoking causes more than 8 out of 10 cases (83%).
Here are some facts about smoking and lung cancer
The more you smoke, the more likely you are to get lung cancer but it is the length of time you have been a smoker that is most important
Starting smoking at a young age greatly increases the risk
Filtered and low tar cigarettes might not increase your risk quite so much, but most smokers cancel this out by taking more, deeper puffs or smoking more cigarettes
As soon as you stop smoking, your risk of lung cancer starts to go down
Passive smoking (breathing in other people's cigarette smoke) increases the risk of lung cancer, but it is still much less than if you smoke yourself
http://tinyurl.com/ybj2pl8
says
Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer. Radon represents a far smaller risk for this disease, but it is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. Scientists estimate that 15,000 to 22,000 lung cancer deaths in the United States each year are related to radon.
Exposure to the combination of radon gas and cigarette smoke creates a greater risk of lung cancer than exposure to either factor alone. The majority of radon-related cancer deaths occur among smokers. However, it is estimated that more than 10 percent of radon-related cancer deaths occur among nonsmokers.”
by tug_f
Monday, November 12 2012, 2:36PM
“Smoking or not is not going to stop what we have been told the main cause of cancer in non smokers is, Radon gas and that the gas affects smokers about 26 to 28 times more, based on that maybe they should be looking into this more.”
by dianae
Monday, November 12 2012, 10:33AM
“It is sad to read articles like this - http://tinyurl.com/ah9a48j
Hope these giant lungs help at least one person to stop smoking or decide not to start”