Impact Of Modifiable Risk Factors Associated With Lung Cancer: A Case-Control Investigation

Abstract

Introduction:The average survival time for lung cancer, the most common cancer in the world, is between three and seven months following diagnosis. This study aims to explore the relationship between lung cancer and adjustable risk factors. The importance of having changeable risk factors for lung cancer is emphasized in a 2023 study by Kumar et al.

Objectives:to examine how changeable lung cancer risk factors affect the study and control groups. Methodology: a case-control design-based quantitative non-experimental technique approach. One subject was identified by the researcher using a purposive selection technique for the quantitative non-experimental approach, and sixty samples were chosen using arandom sampling method.

Results: The present study showed that the case group's overall lung function was. The Cancer Risk Assessment score for the control group was 18.93, whereas it was 17.20 for the treatment group. This suggests a 1.73 difference. Comparing the TAPS risk scores of the case and control groups. The case group scored 18.47, while the control group scored 15.20. This indicates a 3.27-point disparity, which is both considerable and noteworthy. The student's independent t-test was utilized to assess it. It is t=3.89, p=0.001*** (S) Comparison of the cigarette dependence scores between the case and control groups. The control group's score is 35.90, while the case group's score is 23.30. This indicates that it was tested using a 12.60-point difference, which is both large and statistically significant. Student's independent t-test (t = 9.10, p = 0.001***[S]).

Conclusion: This case-control study underscores the importance of modifiable risk factors in contributing to the development of lung cancer. The goal of future studies and legislative initiatives should be to raise awareness of and accessibility to preventative measures, especially among high-risk groups.