How to diagnose early lung cancer? Diagnosis and treatment of early lung cancer

Surgery is now the first choice for early stage lung cancer treatment, with a 5-year survival rate of more than 70%. The 5-year survival rate of some advanced lung cancers is about 20%. Therefore, early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment are the best ways to improve lung cancer and reduce mortality. In recent years, with the development of medical technology, endoscopic technology and minimally invasive surgical technology have shown good effects on improving lung cancer.

Early stage lung cancer should be primary differential small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer in stage I and II. For stage I and II non-small cell lung cancer, the best treatment is surgery. Most patients are suitable for surgery, such as thoracotomy or minimally invasive lobectomy, which have good therapeutic effects. At the same time, some patients are not suitable for surgical treatment, so stereotactic radiotherapy should be used for stage I. Learn more about it below.

First, with the development of medical technology, there are many treatments for early stage lung cancer. There are three traditional treatments for lung cancer: surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Early stage lung cancer generally refers to clinical stage I and stage IIA lung cancer. For these patients, surgical treatment first achieves the goal of complete cure, and then chemotherapy is considered based on the patient's postoperative pathological examination results. Of course, if the patient is not suitable for surgical treatment, radiotherapy or ablation therapy can be selected, which has a high probability of curing lung cancer.

Second, the most important thing for the diagnosis of early lung cancer is to rely on imaging, that is, the screening of low-dose spiral CT of the chest. It is worth noting that chest plain film is not very valuable for the diagnosis of early lung cancer, and the detection of blood tumor markers can also help to diagnose early lung cancer. In addition, chest CT examination can be considered to find out whether there is early lung mass, which is of great significance for determining the surgical treatment plan.

Third, for the elderly or patients with strong immunity, stereotactic radiotherapy is now used, and chemotherapy is used when necessary to ensure better treatment effects. At the same time, patients also need to pay attention to the fact that the diagnosis of early lung cancer should be based on pathological examination. The primary examination method is CT-guided puncture or fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Only after pathological diagnosis can the symptomatic treatment plan be determined in the later stage.

According to the above introduction, early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment of lung cancer are of great significance. After a clear understanding of the disease, it is best to use magnetic navigation ultrasound, bronchoscopy, mediastinoscopy and thoracoscopy, minimally invasive surgery and radiofrequency ablation as methods of diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. It seems that there are many treatment methods for early lung cancer, and patients must understand them clearly, which is of great significance for determining the treatment plan in the later stage.