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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

Prevention of solitary pulmonary nodule, includes: avoidance of smoking, smoking exposure, exposure to asbestos, and other high risk occupational jobs.[1]

Prevention

The following preventive measures may reduce the risk of malignancy among patients with pulmonary nodules:[1]

  • Avoid smoking[2]
  • Avoid second hand smoking exposure
  • Avoid or limit exposure to cancer-causing chemicals
  • Healthy eating habits
  • Foods with high content of beta carotene, retinoids, selenium, and multivitamins, demonstrate a protective effect against malignancy in pulmonary nodules.[3]

Reference

  1. 1.0 1.1 Khuri FR (2003). "Primary and secondary prevention of non-small-cell lung cancer: the SPORE Trials of Lung Cancer Prevention". Clin Lung Cancer. 5 Suppl 1: S36–40. PMID 14641993.
  2. Samet JM. Health benefits of smoking cessation.Clin Chest.Med.1991;12:669-679
  3. The Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention study Group. The effect of vitamin E and beta carotene on the inci-dence of lung cancer and other cancers in male smokers.N Engl JMed.1994;330:1029-1035