Treatment of small cell lung cancer

Since small cell lung cancer often progresses very quickly, we have found that most patients have already spread throughout the body, so combined chemotherapy and chest radiotherapy are the most important treatments for small cell lung cancer. For small cell lung cancer, it is easy to relapse and metastasize even after surgery. Small cell lung cancer is very sensitive to chemotherapy, and chemotherapy is the basic treatment option.

Symptoms of advanced lung cancer

The first manifestation of advanced lung cancer is chest pain. The chest is a very complex space. Three-quarters of the surface is surrounded by the chest wall. It is composed of a thin layer of lining, fat, muscle, ribs and skin in different proportions. Tumor invasion of any of the above parts will cause pain. Most patients with lung cancer with regional spread in the chest have symptoms. Advanced lung cancer tumors grow near the bronchi, which can irritate the airways, causing irritating coughs and even coughing up blood. However, there are also some extrapulmonary symptoms, such as facial edema. Due to lymph node compression, superior vena cava lateral obstruction combined symptoms, such as brain metastasis, bone metastasis, liver metastasis and abdominal metastasis, corresponding clinical symptoms will occur.

What are the Chinese herbal medicines for lung cancer?

These Chinese medicines have a good effect in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, do not produce too many side effects on the body, and are very helpful for the treatment of lung cancer. Usually, smoking must be quit in time, otherwise it will cause certain damage to the lungs. There is no fixed prescription for Chinese medicine to treat lung cancer, but syndrome differentiation is required based on the patient's symptoms and current physical condition. Chinese medicine can be used as a conditioning medicine after the above standard treatment. The anti-tumor effect of Chinese medicine is very weak, and it is generally not the first choice for the treatment of lung cancer.