How long can you live after radiotherapy for lung cancer

Patients with lung cancer generally need to undergo radiotherapy and chemotherapy, so many patients are eager to know how long they can live after radiotherapy for lung cancer. Radiotherapy has the best effect on small cell lung cancer, followed by squamous cell carcinoma, and the worst on adenocarcinoma. The irradiation field of lung cancer radiotherapy should include the primary lesion and the mediastinum of lymph node metastasis. At the same time, it should be supplemented with drug treatment.

Squamous cell carcinoma is moderately sensitive to radiation, and the lesions are mainly local invasion, and metastasis is relatively slow, so radical treatment is often used. Adenocarcinoma is less sensitive to radiation and is prone to blood metastasis, so simple radiotherapy is rarely used. Radiotherapy is a local treatment and often requires combined chemotherapy. The combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy can be combined with synchronous chemoradiotherapy or alternating chemoradiotherapy, depending on the patient's condition. As for how long you can live after radiotherapy, this question is mainly related to these factors:

1. For patients, being able to confirm the disease, maintaining a calm state of mind, and actively cooperating with radiotherapy will have a positive impact on survival time after radiotherapy.

2. As long as it is a malignant tumor, the survival period after surgery mainly depends on whether it is treated early. However, most tumors generally have no symptoms in the early stage, and are generally found in the middle and late stages. If it is a cancer found in a general survey, it is often early, which is very helpful to improve the patient's survival rate after radiotherapy. Therefore, after the age of 45, it is best to have a physical examination 1 to 2 times a year if possible, and take a chest X-ray each time, which helps to detect lung cancer early.

3. Whether the treatment method is appropriate, whether the radiotherapy is thorough, and whether the treatment measures are timely, to a large extent, affect how long the patient can live after radiotherapy for lung cancer. According to the patient's cancer pathological stage and physical condition, timely selection of the most appropriate radiotherapy treatment can eliminate the tumor and prolong the survival time after surgery.

4. In addition, how long a patient can live after radiotherapy for lung cancer is also related to the patient's physical function to a certain extent. Only with good physical function and strong immunity can one resist the development of cancer and tolerate various drug treatments. Therefore, it is very important for lung cancer patients to improve their immune function and enhance their resistance to tumors.

After radiotherapy, patients should pay attention to supplementing high-nutrition liquid or semi-liquid diets, such as lotus seed soup, milk, soy milk, crucian carp soup, etc. Avoid eating overheated, overly acidic and irritating foods. In acute inflammation, you can eat ice to reduce inflammatory exudation. If ulcers occur, add 0.1 g of crushed vitamin C to 20 ml of honey and hold it in your mouth 2-4 times a day.

If gastrointestinal reactions occur, nausea, vomiting, upper abdominal pain, poor appetite, etc. At this time, you can eat appetizers, such as hawthorn, lentils, yam, white radish, mushrooms, etc. At the same time, you should eat small meals frequently to avoid feeling full. Eat slowly and chew carefully. Do not lie flat for 1 hour after a meal. You can take a walk. Do not drink water 1 hour before chemotherapy. If you feel nausea and vomiting while eating, you can take 3-5 ml of fresh ginger juice orally.