Is there hope for a cure for advanced small cell lung cancer?

There is generally no hope of cure for advanced small cell lung cancer, but most patients can control the disease through active treatment.

Small cell lung cancer is a special type of lung cancer of bronchial mucosa or glandular epithelial argyrophilic cells. It is also a rare poorly differentiated neuroendocrine cancer with a relatively low degree of differentiation and a relatively high degree of malignancy, and is prone to blood circulation and lymph node metastasis. Small cell lung cancer generally has no obvious symptoms in the early stages, and obvious symptoms are mostly in the middle and late stages. Common clinical manifestations include cough, bloody sputum, fever, dyspnea, pleural effusion, etc. Patients with the above symptoms should go to the hospital for treatment in time to control the disease as soon as possible.

Advanced small cell lung cancer is generally treated with surgery plus radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The surgical methods generally include lung resection, segmental resection, lobectomy, sleeve resection, etc. The doctor will choose the appropriate surgical method according to the patient's specific situation, supplemented with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, to control the development of cancer and improve the patient's survival rate. After surgery, patients can also take drugs such as anlotinib hydrochloride capsules and Qingfei Sanjie pills according to the doctor's advice to help alleviate the condition.