Diet for lung cancer

Lung cancer patients should actively seek treatment and can also adjust their diet as follows:

Dietary conditioning methods for patients with early and middle stage lung cancer

The digestive system function of patients with early and middle stage lung cancer is sound. After clinical diagnosis, it is necessary to take the time to supplement nutrition to improve physical fitness, enhance resistance, and prevent or delay the occurrence of cachexia. Before clinical treatment, the nutrients are fully supplemented. Patients with better physical condition have stronger tolerance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and the treatment effect is better. Similarly, patients with better physical condition are more likely to accept surgical treatment and recover faster than patients with poor nutritional status. Therefore, lung cancer patients should supplement various nutrients as soon as possible, such as protein, carbohydrates, fat, inorganic salts and multivitamins, under the condition that digestion and absorption capacity allows.

Treating the symptoms of lung cancer patients

There are many prescriptions and dietary therapies that nourish yin and moisten the lungs, relieve cough and stop bleeding, and astringe. For example, foods that nourish yin and moisten the lungs include almonds, jellyfish, lilies, water chestnuts, etc., while lotus root nodes, lotus seeds, persimmons, pears, yam, lilies, white fungus, etc. have the effects of relieving cough and astringing and stopping bleeding. Lung cancer patients can also eat foods that nourish yin and replenish the lungs, such as geckos, tortoise plaster, turtle meat, and glutinous rice. Lung cancer patients should choose milk, eggs, lean meat, animal liver, soy products, fresh vegetables and fruits, etc.