How to treat central lung cancer? Treatment of central lung cancer

Cancer originating from the bronchus or lobar bronchus, and lung cancer with lesions near the hilum of the lung is called central lung cancer. Central lung cancer is usually more common in patients with squamous cell carcinoma and small cell lung cancer. Therefore, it can usually be treated surgically. However, patients in the middle stage need a combination of chemotherapy and surgical resection, and patients in the late stage need targeted drug therapy to control the disease and prolong the patient's life.

Central lung cancer is a tumor that occurs near the hilum of the lung. Lesions in this area can easily lead to life-threatening situations, and surgery is difficult. Depending on the extent of lung cancer lesions, the entire lung may need to be removed or a segment of the lung may need to be removed. After removal, transplantation and vascular reimplantation are also required. The difficulty of surgery is very high. Treatment methods are usually selected based on the severity and classification of lung cancer. Patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergo surgical resection in the early stages, patients in the middle stages can undergo chemotherapy and surgical resection at the same time, and patients in the late stages can generally only control the disease through drug therapy. Of course, the treatment method also needs to be selected based on the specific situation. The following are specific methods for the treatment of central lung cancer.

First, early and middle stage cases are generally treated with surgery, using chemotherapy, anti-cancer drugs, immunotherapy, etc. Although surgery is a common way to treat cancer and can play a better role in the early stages of the disease, tiny lesions are still difficult to remove, and the recurrence rate of cancer after surgery is very high. Therefore, after surgical resection, you should go to the hospital for regular physical examinations to keep abreast of the development of the disease so that you can treat lung cancer as soon as possible.

Second, patients with advanced central lung cancer cannot undergo surgical removal of the lesions because the cancer cells have already metastasized and removal of the lesions will not be effective. The commonly used treatment method is targeted drug therapy, and some combined treatments are also required, such as combined chemotherapy, or other chemical treatments, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy. Regular check-ups are required after completing the treatment to avoid recurrence, which can be serious and difficult to control and life-threatening.