Choice of treatment for lung cancer

It is very important to choose the treatment method for lung cancer according to the different symptoms of lung cancer patients. This is not only related to the efficacy of the treatment, but also likely to affect the patient's life extension time.

Causes of lung cancer

Lung cancer has become one of the malignant tumors with the fastest growing incidence and mortality rate, and it is one of the most threatening to human life. According to statistics, the most common causes of lung cancer include the following. Lung cancer has become one of the malignant tumors with the fastest growing incidence and mortality rate, and it is one of the most threatening to human life. According to statistics, the most common causes of lung cancer include the following. Smoking, occupation and environment, air pollution: these categories are because they all inhale a large amount of carcinogens, such as benzopyrene, nitrosamines, etc. In addition, ionizing radiation has a great impact on the lungs. Finally, genetic factors are also a possible cause of lung cancer.

Treatments for lung cancer

Lung cancer is best treated and best controlled when it is first discovered. If treatment is delayed, the condition will quickly worsen, even becoming uncontrollable and ultimately fatal. The following methods are generally used to treat lung cancer in the early stages.

1. Surgery: In early treatment plans, surgery is often the preferred method. If it is primary early lung cancer, radical surgery is used to remove the cancer, and the patient's five-year survival rate can reach 80%-90%. However, for small cell lung cancer with lymph node metastasis, surgical resection is not recommended because the effect is poor. Surgical treatment of early lung cancer is often accompanied by varying degrees of complications, and it is easy to relapse after surgery. In early lung cancer surgery, it is usually combined with traditional Chinese medicine to enhance the patient's immune function, promote postoperative recovery, and effectively prevent and reduce postoperative complications or recurrence and metastasis.

2. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy is also a common method of early treatment. It is mostly used for postoperative adjuvant therapy to kill residual cancer cells in the body and prevent postoperative recurrence and metastasis. Chemotherapy usually has certain toxic side effects, which will affect the patient's physical function and enthusiasm for treatment. Therefore, it is generally necessary to cooperate with Chinese medicine treatment during the treatment process to reduce toxicity and increase efficacy.

3. Radiotherapy: Radiotherapy is mostly used as an adjuvant therapy to consolidate the therapeutic effect and reduce postoperative recurrence. However, radiotherapy has great side effects. During the treatment process, it is necessary to follow the patient's physical condition and use traditional Chinese medicine for consolidation and regulation.

4. Treatment with Chinese medicine: Chinese medicine has few side effects and a wide range of indications. It can effectively make up for the shortcomings of Western medicine and effectively enhance the treatment effect. Therefore, Chinese medicine treatment generally accompanies the entire treatment stage to prevent postoperative complications and speed up postoperative recovery.

5. Biological therapy: Biological therapy mainly cultivates anticancer cells in vitro and then infuses them back into the patient's body to achieve scientific anticancer. Its purpose is to mobilize the patient's body's defense mechanism, regulate the patient's biological response, activate immune cells, kill cancer cells, and achieve the treatment of tumors from the root.

The effectiveness of lung cancer treatment is closely related to the timing of treatment. Patients must choose a treatment method as soon as possible after the disease is diagnosed.