What to do if lung cancer relapses after surgery? Can it be controlled? Be careful of these symptoms of lung cancer recurrence

Now many people are paying attention to lung cancer, which is a common disease among cancers and poses a great threat to human life. Many people want to understand the causes of this disease, try to avoid it and do a good job of prevention. You must develop good living habits and eating habits at ordinary times.

What should you do if lung cancer recurs after surgery? Many netizens have consulted about the symptoms of lung cancer recurrence after surgery. Most of them said that they are taking Chinese medicine and are generally in good condition now. But now they are worried that lung cancer will recur. So, what should you do if lung cancer recurs after surgery? The following experts will introduce to you "Beware of the symptoms of lung cancer recurrence and what to do if lung cancer recurs after surgery".

Beware of lung cancer recurrence symptoms

1. Brain metastases and bone metastases.

Symptoms of recurrence after lung cancer surgery Recurrence of lung cancer mainly occurs within 1 to 2 years, and its main manifestations are: blurred vision, diplopia, headache, nausea, vomiting, brain metastasis of lung cancer, and ataxia; bone metastasis of lung cancer is manifested as local bone tenderness, movement disorders, and pathological fractures.

2. Mediastinal lymph node metastasis and superior vena cava syndrome

Symptoms of lung cancer recurrence after surgery are superior vena cava syndrome with edema of the face, neck, and upper limbs. Mediastinal lymph node metastasis of lung cancer is manifested by recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis and hoarseness.

3. Spinal metastases and liver metastases

Lung cancer recurrence with lung cancer symptoms and spinal metastasis often causes large, urinary retention and paraplegia. Lung cancer, heart and chest metastasis may cause palpitations and shortness of breath; lung cancer liver metastasis manifests as liver pain, jaundice, ascites and other digestive tract symptoms.

What to do if lung cancer recurs after surgery

1. Strictly implement non-cancer surgery during surgery to avoid and eliminate iatrogenic culture. For small unilobar lesions, lobectomy should be performed; lesions should be resected in multiple lobes when lung function allows, avoiding the invasion of adjacent lobe resection plus partial resection; sleeve lobectomy should increase the length of the resection margin as much as possible. Minimize the presence of cancer cells to reduce recurrence. Strict postoperative radiotherapy system, gamma knife radiotherapy for small lesions.

2. Avoid mental stimulation, prevent colds, infections and excessive fatigue

3. After the first radical treatment, systemic immunotherapy and rehabilitation therapy are given to restore the body's immune function as soon as possible and eliminate residual cancer cells. In particular, regular (3-6 months) fiberoptic bronchoscopy, sputum or other examinations of surgical resection and pathology are performed, and early radiotherapy is performed.

4. Regular and timely review. According to current regulations, the first year of lung cancer treatment should be reviewed every three months; the second year, the third year; and the third year. Lung imaging examinations should be performed during each examination.

5. Quit smoking to prevent respiratory infections.