What foods are good for lung cancer patients? Symptoms of mid- and late-stage lung cancer

When hearing the name of advanced lung cancer, many people think that there is no hope of cure. Patients diagnosed with advanced lung cancer feel like they have been sentenced to death. In fact, if the treatment method is appropriate, the pain can be alleviated and life expectancy can be increased. Patients must have confidence.

Lung cancer is a common symptom of cancer. Many people think that being diagnosed with lung cancer is like the death reaching out to them, so they have no confidence in treatment. In fact, even if lung cancer reaches the middle and late stages, as long as the treatment method is appropriate and the patient's mental state is good, life can be prolonged. Next, I will introduce to you the symptoms of middle and late stage lung cancer.

What are the symptoms of advanced lung cancer?

1. In the middle and late stages of lung cancer, the tumor will grow larger, resulting in bronchial stenosis. Patients will experience worsening cough, shortness of breath, and high-pitched metallic sounds. If there is a secondary infection at the distal end, the amount of sputum will increase, and the sputum will be mucous and purulent. Patients in the middle stage will experience worsening hemoptysis, and fever will occur due to the degeneration and necrosis of cancerous tissue.

2. The symptoms of a series of compressive metastasis are also symptoms of mid- and late-stage lung cancer. If lung cancer spreads regionally within the chest, the patient will experience chest pain. If the tumor invades the ribs of the chest wall or compresses the nerves between the ribs, it will produce sharp pain, and there will be a fixed point or local tenderness, which will be aggravated with the change of body position or when breathing and coughing. If the tumor only harms the pleura, the chest will produce dull pain or dull pain.

3. Other common symptoms include edema on the patient's face and neck, which is mainly caused by the tumor compressing the vein above the superior vena cava, resulting in poor blood return in the jugular vein.

What foods are good for patients with lung cancer in the middle and late stages?

1. Light and easy to digest food

For example, porridges like lily porridge, egg porridge, fish porridge, wolfberry porridge, and some soups.

2. Protein-rich foods

Meats such as chicken and duck, fish such as sea bass, yellow croaker, grass carp, seafood such as shrimp and sea cucumber, grains and beans, etc. are all acceptable.

If the patient wants to eat fruit, he can eat some kiwi, pear, apple, etc. Walnuts, pumpkin, mung beans, red beans and other foods are also good for the patient. You can see if you have these symptoms through the following introduction. If you do, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time. At the same time, if the patient can improve the quality of life, it will also be beneficial to the treatment.