Is the recurrence rate of lung cancer high after surgery?

If his pathology report shows a very malignant poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma or small cell lung cancer, surgery alone may be considered to have a relatively high recurrence rate, or postoperative chemotherapy or targeted drug therapy may be recommended to further reduce the possibility of postoperative recurrence. The recurrence rate of early lung cancer surgery is related to the pathological type and treatment. Generally speaking, the recurrence rate of early lung cancer surgery is relatively low. The recurrence rate of IA surgery is low, and the recurrence rate is 40% lower 5 years after surgery.

Can early-stage lung cancer be cured?

If the early stage of lung cancer is in the right place and the patient's condition allows, early surgical resection is the first choice for lung cancer. Radical resection is the only treatment method that can cure lung cancer patients. Experts remind that the most important thing for lung cancer is early detection and early treatment, which can grasp more than half of the early success. At the same time, maintain a good attitude during treatment. If lung cancer is discovered early and the lesion is large.

How long can you live with early symptoms of lung cancer?

Patients with early lung cancer can live for about 20 years, but they need to be treated in time and can take targeted drugs to control the disease. Lung cancer may spread and metastasize in the late stage, which will also affect health and easily increase the difficulty of treatment. Therefore, treatment should be given as soon as possible. In daily life, you need to go to the hospital for reexamination on time and do a good job of prevention. There are no fixed specific symptoms of lung cancer clinically, and there may be no manifestations in the early stage. After the tumor gradually progresses, corresponding symptoms appear. Coughing and sputum or blood in sputum is very common clinically. Some patients may have an irritating dry cough that lasts for a long time. The cure rate of small cell lung cancer is significantly lower. Small cell lung cancer is a systemic disease from the beginning. Therefore, the probability of recurrence and distant metastasis of early small cell lung cancer after surgery or radiotherapy is still very high, so the overall 5-year survival rate is much lower than that of non-small cell lung cancer.