What are the main treatments for lung cancer? Four methods are effective in treating lung cancer

In the treatment of early lung cancer patients, surgical resection is generally the best treatment method, but it is necessary to pay attention to combined treatment. In this case, the treatment plan should be determined according to the characteristics of the patient's condition. It should be noted that the conditions of different patients are also different. The following is an introduction to the treatment of lung cancer:

1. Surgical treatment

It is the first choice for the treatment of lung cancer. Patients diagnosed or suspected of lung cancer should seek surgery in time. Squamous cell carcinoma has a high chance of resection and a high 5-year survival rate, followed by adenocarcinoma. Small cell undifferentiated carcinoma is generally not treated with surgery because of its high malignancy.

2. Radiation therapy

It is suitable for cases where surgical resection is between possible and impossible. For localized lesions or signs of major bronchial compression, radiotherapy should also be performed to shrink the tumor, thereby alleviating atelectasis or obstructive lung cancer for weeks to months, delaying the progression of clinical symptoms and improving quality of life.

3. Chemotherapy

In recent years, the effect of chemotherapy has been significantly improved. Different anticancer chemotherapy drugs have different effects on lung cancer cells of different tissue types, so chemotherapy drugs should be selected according to different cancer cell types. It is generally believed that small cell undifferentiated carcinoma is the most sensitive to chemotherapy, followed by squamous cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma is the worst.

IV. Treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine has many single prescriptions and proven recipes that can work synergistically with Western medicine in the treatment of lung cancer, reducing patients' responses to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, improving the body's disease resistance, and enhancing efficacy.

One thing that needs to be strictly noted is that lung cancer surgery is very likely to cause complications, especially in the elderly. Complications are relatively common and the damage caused is also very large. Avoiding complications after surgery is also a key aspect that needs to be paid attention to in postoperative care measures.