Osmania University, India
Short Communication
Chronic inflammation and mucus hyper secretion are the factors responsible for various respiratory diseases including throat and lung cancers: Prevention and Management through exercise interventions
Author(s): Manikonda Prakash Rao*
Introduction & Objective: The objective of the paper is to create awareness among people about alternative and complimentary methods to protect themselves from various respiratory diseases including throat and lung cancers.
The diseases cause the following changes in airways.
(1) Inflammation: Acute inflammation is a defense process whereas chronic inflammation is a disease process.
(2) Hyper secretion of mucus: Is the result of goblet cell hyperplasia in respiratory mucosa and is a prominent future of inflammation. They go together. Chronic mucus hyper secretion is a potential risk factor for an accelerated loss of lung function. The thick viscous mucus in the lungs will be conducive to pathogens. Continued inflammation and mucus hyper secretion may significantly contribute to transformation of normal cells into pre-cancerous cells a.. View More»