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A surprising study found that young non-smokers with healthier diets had higher rates of lung cancer, raising questions about whether exposure to pesticides from conventionally grown produce could play a role. Researchers stress that the findings are preliminary and require further study before any conclusions can be drawn.
A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains is widely considered one of the best ways to support overall health and reduce the risk of many diseases, including cancer.
But a new study from the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at USC, part of Keck Medicine of USC, suggests an unexpected possibility. The findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, show that younger Americans under age 50 who have never smoked and consume more of these healthy foods than average may face a higher risk of developing lung cancer.
"Our research shows that younger nonsmokers who eat a higher amount of healthy foods than the general population are more likely to develop lung cancer," said Jorge Nieva, MD, a medical oncologist and lung cancer specialist at USC Norris and the study's lead researcher. "These counterintuitive findings raise important questions about an unknown environmental risk factor for lung cancer associated with an otherwise beneficial diet, which needs to be addressed."
Researchers suspect that exposure to pesticides may play a role
The researchers emphasize that the foods themselves are not believed to be the problem. Instead, they suspect that exposure to pesticides may help explain this surprising pattern.
According to Nieva, commercially grown (non-organic) fruits, vegetables, and whole grains generally contain higher levels of pesticide residues than dairy products, meat, and many processed foods. He also pointed to previous research showing that agricultural workers with long-term exposure to pesticides experience higher rates of lung cancer, adding support to the hypothesis.
The study also found that women under 50 who have never smoked develop lung cancer more often than men in the same age group. The women in the study also tended to eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains than their male counterparts.
Rastet në rritje të kancerit të mushkërive tek të rinjtë jo-duhanpirës
Kanceri i mushkërive tradicionalisht është shoqëruar me të moshuarit, duhanpirësit dhe burrat. Mosha mesatare në diagnozë është 71 vjeç.
Edhe pse normat e pirjes së duhanit kanë rënë vazhdimisht që nga mesi i viteve 1980, duke ndihmuar në uljen e rasteve të kancerit të mushkërive në përgjithësi në Shtetet e Bashkuara, një grup nuk e ka ndjekur këtë trend. Kanceri i mushkërive është bërë më i zakonshëm tek jo-duhanpirësit e moshës 50 vjeç e poshtë, veçanërisht gratë, të cilat tani kanë më shumë gjasa sesa burrat në të njëjtën grupmoshë ta zhvillojnë sëmundjen.
Për të kuptuar më mirë arsyen, studiuesit nisën Projektin Epidemiologjia e Kancerit të Mushkërive të të Rinjve. Studimi përfshinte 187 persona që ishin diagnostikuar me kancer të mushkërive deri në moshën 50 vjeç. Pjesëmarrësit dhanë informacione rreth dietës së tyre, historikut të pirjes së duhanit, të dhënave demografike dhe diagnozës së kancerit.
Shumica nuk kishin pirë kurrë duhan dhe u diagnostikuan me një formë të kancerit të mushkërive që ndryshon biologjikisht nga lloji që shkaktohet zakonisht nga përdorimi i duhanit. Një studim i vitit 2021 nga Projekti i Epidemiologjisë së Kancerit të Mushkërive të të Rinjve, Projekti i Gjenomikës së Kancerit të Mushkërive të të Rinjve, zbuloi gjithashtu se kanceret e mushkërive të diagnostikuara te njerëzit nën 40 vjeç përfaqësojnë nëntipe të dallueshme krahasuar me ato që shihen te të rriturit më të moshuar.
Dietat më të shëndetshme ishin të zakonshme tek pacientët
Studiuesit krahasuan dietat e pjesëmarrësve me ato të popullsisë së përgjithshme të SHBA-së duke përdorur Indeksin e të Ushqyerit të Shëndetshëm (HEI), një masë e cilësisë së përgjithshme të dietës e vlerësuar nga 1 deri në 100.
Pacientët e rinj jo-duhanpirës me kancer të mushkërive kishin një rezultat mesatar të HEI prej 65, krahasuar me mesataren kombëtare prej 57. Gratë në studim në përgjithësi shënuan më shumë pikë se burrat.
Pjesëmarrësit raportuan gjithashtu se konsumonin më shumë fruta, perime dhe drithëra të plota sesa një amerikan mesatar. Mesatarisht, ata konsumonin 4.3 racione çdo ditë me perime dhe bishtajore të gjelbra të errëta dhe 3.9 racione me drithëra të plota. Në krahasim, një i rritur tipik në SHBA konsumon 3.6 racione me perime dhe bishtajore të gjelbra të errëta dhe 2.6 racione me drithëra të plota çdo ditë.
Nevojiten më shumë studime
Nieva theksoi se lidhja e propozuar midis ekspozimit ndaj pesticideve dhe kancerit të mushkërive mbetet e pavërtetuar dhe kërkon hetime shtesë, veçanërisht tek të rriturit më të rinj dhe gratë.
Studiuesit nuk i matën drejtpërdrejt nivelet e pesticideve në ushqimet individuale të ngrëna nga pjesëmarrësit. Në vend të kësaj, ata vlerësuan ekspozimin duke përdorur të dhëna të publikuara më parë mbi mbetjet mesatare të pesticideve të gjetura në kategori ushqimore si frutat, perimet dhe drithërat.
The next phase of the research will involve measuring pesticide levels directly in patients' blood or urine samples. This work could help determine whether some pesticides are more strongly linked to lung cancer risk than others.
"This paper represents a critical step toward identifying modifiable environmental factors that may contribute to lung cancer in young adults," Nieva said. "Our hope is that this knowledge can guide both public health recommendations and future investigations into lung cancer prevention."
The research was supported by the Addario Lung Cancer Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing lung cancer research and care, along with AstraZeneca, the Beth Longwell Foundation, Genentech, GO2 for Lung Cancer and Upstage Lung Cancer./ ScienceDaily
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