What is the IVA stage of lung cancer

Stage IVA of lung cancer is generally stage IV, which usually refers to the late stage.

Lung cancer is a malignant tumor that originates from the bronchial mucosal epithelium or alveolar epithelium. It can generally be divided into four stages: I, II, III, and IV. Usually, stages IV and II are early, stage III is mid-stage, and stage IV is late. Stage IV can be divided into stage IVA and stage IVB according to single organ metastasis or multiple organ metastasis. When a patient is in stage IVA of lung cancer, it is generally considered to be in the late stage, and bone metastasis may occur, but it is not accompanied by metastasis to other organs. Some patients will have malignant pleural effusion, multiple nodules in the pleura and pericardium, and multiple nodules in the contralateral lung, generally manifested by hemoptysis, chest pain, hoarseness, etc.

Patients with stage IVA lung cancer are usually not suitable for surgical treatment. They generally need to follow the doctor's advice and use palliative radiotherapy, drug therapy and other methods to relieve the patient's pain and prolong survival. Palliative radiotherapy can kill cancer cells through radiation, inhibit the development of lung tumors, and relieve symptoms. At the same time, patients can also follow the doctor's advice and use drug therapy to prolong the patient's life. Commonly used drugs include capecitabine tablets, abiraterone acetate tablets, etc.