What causes nosebleeds in advanced lung cancer?

There are many reasons for nose bleeding in advanced lung cancer. It may be caused by lung tumors, dry nasal cavity, nasal mucosal erosion and bleeding, or ruptured blood vessels in the nasal cavity. Some are caused by sinus neoplasms, such as hemangiomas, inverted papilloma or nasopharyngeal malignancies, and a few are related to blood diseases. For example, abnormal coagulation function, thrombocytopenia and leukemia. After this happens, we need to go to the ENT department in time for nasopharyngeal endoscopy, blood routine and coagulation function tests to see the specific cause and extent of the bleeding, so as to carry out targeted treatment.

Lung cancer sputum test

Sputum examination has high clinical value in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases. For example, how to choose sensitive antibiotics to treat lung bacterial infections is usually determined by sputum culture and drug sensitivity tests. Pulmonary tuberculosis usually finds acid-fast bacilli in sputum to help diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis. When diagnosing lung cancer, the presence of lung cancer can be promoted by finding the exfoliated cells of the tumor in the sputum. If the method of collecting sputum specimens is correct, three series of sputum specimens can increase the diagnosis rate of central lung cancer to more than 80% and the diagnosis rate of peripheral lung cancer to more than 50%.

What is adenomatous lung cancer? How is it treated?

Adenomatous lung cancer is a more common type of bronchial lung cancer and a malignant tumor. The main symptoms include chest pain, chest tightness, cough, fever, upper limb edema, hoarseness, etc. It is mainly diagnosed by pathological testing through bronchoscopy or lung puncture. Early surgical treatment, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted drug therapy or comprehensive treatment with Chinese herbal medicine can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, avoid metastasis, control the disease and prolong life.