What are the treatments for lung cancer?

In recent years, lung cancer has become one of the major diseases that endanger people's health. It has brought great pain and distress to mankind. The cause of lung cancer is unknown, and most patients only pay attention to it in the late stage. Do you know some knowledge about lung cancer? Do you know what are the treatment methods for lung cancer? Let's talk about the treatment knowledge of lung cancer.

(1) Surgical treatment : Surgical treatment of lung cancer can be divided into radical surgery and palliative surgery. Although surgical treatment is one of the effective means of treating lung cancer, it has many shortcomings. It not only causes great trauma to patients, but also has very limited indications, and often only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. In addition, after surgical treatment, Chinese medicine should be taken in time to help postoperative recovery and prevent postoperative complications.

(2) Radiotherapy : The use of radiation to inhibit the spread and metastasis of tumor cells. Clinically, radiotherapy has been shown to be most effective for small cell lung cancer, followed by squamous cell carcinoma, and least effective for adenocarcinoma. However, radiotherapy often causes radiation pneumonitis and has significant toxic side effects. Lung cancer patients with weak constitutions or older age generally cannot tolerate it.

(3) Chemotherapy : Using chemical drugs to fight cancer cells. It has good short-term efficacy, but has significant side effects. In order to alleviate the patient's pain, it can be combined with traditional Chinese medicine for comprehensive treatment. Through the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine in strengthening the body, it can improve the body's defense against cancer cells and effectively prevent the recurrence and metastasis of cancer cells.

(4) Comprehensive treatment : The synergistic effect of various treatment methods can be used to improve the efficacy and reduce the toxic side effects of treatment. The content of comprehensive treatment can generally include: ① Surgery + chemotherapy. ② Preoperative chemotherapy + surgery + postoperative chemotherapy, ③ Surgery + chemotherapy + radiotherapy, ④ Chemotherapy + radiotherapy + targeted therapy, or chemotherapy and radiotherapy at the same time to achieve synergistic effects. Emphasize multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment!

(5) Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment : Based on the principle of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment, comprehensive treatment of lung cancer is carried out. It has been clinically recognized by the majority of lung cancer patients. A large number of clinical trials have shown that the use of traditional Chinese medicine before and after surgery or during radiotherapy and chemotherapy can enhance the efficacy and reduce the toxicity, increase the body's tolerance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, improve the patient's immune function, improve the quality of life, and prolong survival. It can be seen that reasonable traditional Chinese medicine treatment of lung cancer has gradually been accepted by the majority of lung cancer patients, and its unique therapeutic effect is worth applying and promoting.

The above is some knowledge about lung cancer treatment methods that we have prepared for you today. We hope that it will be helpful to you and we will feel very honored. The above content is for reference only and cannot be used as a basis for diagnosis and treatment. Because everyone has different physical conditions and the degree and symptoms of the disease are different, it is recommended that all diagnosis and treatment should follow the guidance of the doctor. If you have other questions, please consult our online experts for understanding. Believe in miracles and wish you health, happiness and joy!

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