How to do postoperative care for lung cancer

Generally, the symptoms of early lung cancer patients are not very obvious, and the occurrence of lung cancer is also a very complicated process. Nowadays, many patients will choose surgical treatment for lung cancer, but postoperative care for lung cancer is also very important. So how to do postoperative care for lung cancer? Next, let’s take a look at the postoperative care of lung cancer.

Postoperative care for lung cancer should include the following:

1. After lung cancer surgery, patients should be prohibited from smoking to avoid promoting recurrence. If there is a decrease in lung function, patients should be guided to gradually increase their exercise.

2. Postoperative care for lung cancer requires constant attention to the patient's recovery. If recurrence occurs, the patient should immediately go to the hospital for a doctor's consultation to decide whether to undergo radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

3. Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is prone to invade local areas and cause recurrence in the chest cavity after surgery.

4. Lung adenocarcinoma or undifferentiated cancer is prone to distant metastasis, such as metastasis to lymph nodes, bones, liver, brain and contralateral lung.

5. Postoperative care for lung cancer patients should also pay attention to whether the patient has fever, severe cough, blood in sputum, shortness of breath, chest pain, headache, vision changes, liver pain, bone pain, supraclavicular lymph node enlargement, liver enlargement, etc. If the above symptoms are found, go to the hospital for treatment in time. At the same time, patients should go to the hospital regularly for chest X-ray examinations and keep fresh sputum to check for cancer cells.

The above content explains the postoperative care of lung cancer. After the operation, lung cancer patients are very weak. In addition to the postoperative care of lung cancer, they also need good nutrition to help patients recover their health as soon as possible. If you want to know more details, please consult online or call, or you can come to our hospital directly for consultation, and we will answer your questions in time.

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