How to treat non-small cell lung cancer in the elderly

Elderly non-small cell lung cancer is a common clinical disease that occurs in patients with low immunity and underlying lung diseases. After the disease occurs, patients usually have a series of clinical manifestations such as cough, sputum, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and chest pain. If not treated in time, it will induce many complications, such as hypercalcemia. It can be seen that elderly non-small cell lung cancer is more harmful and should be treated in time after diagnosis. The specific treatments are as follows.

1. Surgical treatment: For elderly patients with early non-small cell lung cancer, early surgical removal of the tumor is more likely, but surgical treatment is not suitable for all patients. Because patients have individual preferences, they should understand the surgical indications and contraindications in advance during surgical treatment.

2. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy: Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are mainly used to control the symptoms of local non-small cell lung cancer, but the side effects are very large and many elderly patients often cannot bear it.

3. Biological therapy: Biological therapy is also a common method for treating elderly non-small cell lung cancer. This therapy is less painful, more effective, has no toxic side effects, can effectively improve human immunity, and even reshape the human immune system, thus maximizing the survival of patients.

4. Cellular immunotherapy: After elderly non-small cell lung cancer occurs, patients can also use cellular immunotherapy. The main principle of this therapy is to separate the immune cells in the patient's blood in vitro, which have the ability to kill tumors. At the same time, the cells are expanded into the body to kill tumor cells and achieve the purpose of curing the disease.

There are four main treatment methods for elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Through active and standardized treatment, the prognosis is usually better and the quality of life of patients can be effectively improved. Elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer should pay attention to dietary health care. Patients should eat more foods rich in protein and vitamins, such as eggs, lean meat, fish, fruits, and vegetables, to enhance the body's immunity and promote recovery from the disease.