Is Gamma Knife effective in treating lung cancer? Are there any side effects of Gamma Knife in treating lung cancer?

Radiotherapy is a very effective method for treating lung cancer. Radiotherapy, also known as radiotherapy, refers to the use of gamma rays to kill cancer cells in the body. Although gamma rays are effective, they also bring considerable toxic side effects. Therefore, you must follow the doctor's instructions to regulate your body during the illness.

As the pace of life continues to accelerate, the pressure of work and life is increasing, and the incidence of cancer is also increasing. The incidence of lung cancer has remained high among many cancers, which is closely related to environmental changes and the quality of life. In the treatment of cancer, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are both necessary means. Radiotherapy refers to treatment through gamma rays. So how effective is this method? What are the side effects?

There is no doubt that radiotherapy has a good effect on the treatment of lung cancer. It can accurately remove the lesions, and gamma knife surgery is a bloodless surgery, and there is no need to do a lot of preparation before the operation. Therefore, when treating lung cancer, everyone must undergo radiotherapy so that the lesions can be removed. However, a big disadvantage of gamma surgery is that its toxic side effects are very large. While killing cancer cells, it is also extremely destructive to healthy cell tissues. In other words, the gamma knife cannot distinguish between good and bad cells, and will destroy them all together regardless of whether they are good or bad. Then the patient will be weaker during the treatment process, so other drugs must be used in conjunction with the treatment to regulate the body and alleviate the damage caused by the side effects to the human body.

Gamma knife surgery will definitely bring significant side effects to people. Therefore, in general, when treating lung cancer, Chinese and Western medicine are combined. In addition to radiotherapy, Chinese medicine is also needed to regulate the body. The side effects of radiotherapy include gastrointestinal bleeding and radiation dermatitis, accompanied by symptoms such as hair loss, thrombocytopenia, nausea and vomiting. In addition, it will also cause certain damage to the human immune system. These side effects will make the patient's originally weak body even weaker. Chinese medicine believes that radiotherapy is a hot and toxic evil that can easily damage yin and consume qi. Treatment should focus on nourishing yin and qi, clearing heat and moistening the lungs, and nourishing qi and blood. The simultaneous use of traditional Chinese medicine during radiotherapy for lung cancer can achieve the purpose of both local and systemic treatment, and can also reduce the side effects of radiotherapy for lung cancer and achieve better results.

In the process of fighting cancer, patients need great confidence and courage to cope with the torture of the disease. Although Gamma Knife surgery does not cause blood and the wound is small, it is extremely harmful to human health and will make patients weaker. Therefore, in addition to radiotherapy, patients also need to take Chinese medicine for conditioning and communicate more with doctors to let them understand their condition so that they can make more accurate judgments.