How to treat central lung cancer? Five conventional treatments for central lung cancer

The lesions of central lung cancer are usually located near the hilum of the lung. The treatment is difficult and has a great impact on the patient. However, if it can be treated actively in the early stage, the progress of the disease can be controlled. The treatment methods for this disease include traditional surgical treatment, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine treatment and gamma knife treatment.

Central lung cancer is common in the bronchi, lobar bronchi and segmental bronchi. Its main symptoms include cough, bloody sputum, chest pain, fever, etc. The disease is more common in men, but less common in women. Most cases are caused by air pollution, smoking, radiation, fatigue, etc. So, what are the treatments for central lung cancer? Let's take a look.

1. Resection surgery.

For early-stage patients, when the cancer has not spread to other parts, surgical treatment is more suitable, and most of them use thoracoscopic scalpel resection. However, due to the special location of central lung cancer lesions, there is a certain probability that the relevant bronchial and lung tissues will be damaged during the operation, which is easy to cause sequelae.

2. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are effective in treating squamous cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma, and the cancer cells of central lung cancer are basically mainly squamous cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma, so this method is usually used as a conventional treatment method. However, this method has relatively large toxic side effects, and it is usually recommended for early patients who cannot undergo surgical treatment.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine.

In the treatment of central lung cancer, Chinese medicine has unique advantages. It can not only achieve the effect of treating both the symptoms and the root causes, strengthening the body and eliminating evil, but also effectively prolong the patient's survival while improving the patient's quality of life. Chinese medicine can usually be combined with surgical treatment, radiotherapy and chemotherapy to inhibit the development of tumor cells and have a significant effect in relieving symptoms.

4. Gamma Knife radiotherapy.

Gamma Knife radiotherapy is a new type of therapy, and its therapeutic effect is widely recognized. Gamma Knife can focus gamma rays and irradiate the lesion site, destroying all cancer cells in the target site at one time.

5. Biological cell immunotherapy.

Biological cell immunotherapy is a method of treatment that relies on the patient's immune cells. This method extracts the patient's immune cells, combines them in an individualized way in the laboratory, and then returns them to the patient's body. This method can specifically memorize cancer cells and achieve the effect of identifying and killing cancer cells.