What are the treatments for lung cancer? Introduction to three effective treatments for lung cancer

Nowadays, most people have the habit of smoking. As we all know, smoking has a great impact on the body and can easily cause lung cancer. Therefore, for the health of the lungs, it is recommended that you quit smoking in time. If you unfortunately suffer from lung cancer, you must actively prevent and treat it in the early stage. So what are the treatments for lung cancer?

1. Surgical treatment:

Currently, most treatments for lung cancer advocate maximal removal of the lung cancer and maximal retention of lung function. In recent years, more advocates have advocated lobectomy and combined treatment with surgery and multiple methods.

A) Commonly used lung resection methods include: 1) pneumonectomy; 2) lobectomy; 3) sleeve lobectomy; 4) segmentectomy; 5) tumor resection.

B) Standard lobectomy. C) Cryosurgery.

2. Radiation therapy:

1) Radiotherapy for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is often combined with chemotherapy;

2) Radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) includes preoperative radiotherapy, postoperative radiotherapy, radical radiotherapy, intracavitary brachytherapy and interstitial radiotherapy.

The main complications of radiotherapy include esophageal damage, lung damage, heart damage and myelitis.

3. Chemotherapy:

In recent years, chemotherapy has received increasing attention in the treatment of lung cancer, and chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer should be treated differently.

1) Chemotherapy is the main method for treating small cell lung cancer, which mainly includes: single-drug chemotherapy, combination chemotherapy and alternating chemotherapy.

2) Chemotherapy is far less effective for non-small cell lung cancer than for small cell lung cancer. It mainly includes: single-drug and combined chemotherapy, and adjuvant chemotherapy in radiotherapy.

The treatment methods for lung cancer are mainly the above two. If patients with lung cancer can receive timely treatment in the early stage, the development of cancer cells can be well controlled to avoid cancer metastasis. However, if they do not actively receive treatment in the early stage, then it is necessary to consider chemotherapy.