Will the treatment of advanced lung cancer damage lung function? Which treatment plan should lung cancer patients choose?

Lung cancer is a chronic hypoxic disease. The principle of its onset is chronic hypoxia in the lungs when there is infection in the lungs and tumors. Clinically, lung cancer can be divided into non-small cell cancer and small cell cancer. Different types of lung cancer have different treatment methods and severity of the disease. Because the symptoms of lung cancer are not specific, and when symptoms occur, patients may mistake them for other minor diseases, which leads to the development of the disease. In summary, in addition to some common predisposing factors, everyone’s lack of understanding of lung cancer is also the reason why lung cancer develops to the late stage. Now, Zhou Chengzhi, chief physician of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, will popularize relevant knowledge about lung cancer for us.

Will treatment of advanced lung cancer damage lung function?

Treatment of advanced lung cancer may damage lung function. Drug therapy, targeted therapy, and radiotherapy can all lead to drug-induced lung injury and radiation-induced lung injury. In addition, immunotherapy can also cause immune pneumonia and lung injury. Therefore, the treatment principles for different lung injuries are different. In addition to hormones, different drugs should also be used to cause different adverse reactions for individualized treatment.

What should I do if different hospitals recommend different treatment plans for lung cancer?

Different hospitals recommend different treatment plans for lung cancer, which need to be treated and selected specifically. Because doctors recommend different plans based on the patient's physical and financial tolerance, they may give multiple options. For example, some drugs may be effective, but have relatively large adverse reactions, while some drugs may be less effective, but have fewer side effects, and may be more suitable for patients with poor tolerance and poor financial conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the specific situation, and you can consult several experts and choose according to your own physical and financial conditions.

Chemotherapy is the main treatment for lung cancer, and most patients need to receive chemotherapy. Surgery is the first and most important treatment for lung cancer, and it is also the only treatment that can cure lung cancer. Therefore, surgical treatment is usually the main treatment in clinical practice, combined with auxiliary treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The choice of surgical method needs to be comprehensively determined based on the patient's disease stage, disease severity, patient tolerance, and other factors. Patients must first actively accept treatment and cooperate with various diagnosis and treatment work.