How to treat advanced lung cancer? Six suggestions for the treatment of advanced lung cancer

Lung cancer is a very common disease in today's society. It is one of the most life-threatening malignant tumors, and its morbidity and mortality are also extremely high. There is a lot of information showing that the disease is closely related to smoking, and long-term exposure to secondhand smoke is also closely related to the incidence of lung cancer.

Although lung cancer is difficult to cure, early detection and early treatment are very effective in controlling the spread of cancer cells. However, in the late stage of lung cancer, cancer cells spread and metastasize, and it is difficult to completely remove the cancer cells through surgery. Therefore, the timing of treatment for lung cancer patients is critical, and it is also important to choose a reasonable treatment plan. Therefore, there are six treatment suggestions for patients with advanced lung cancer.

1. Late-stage cancer that has metastasized is not suitable for surgery: The signs of surgical treatment are only suitable for patients with primary cancer. If the cancer has metastasized, then surgery is not suitable for the purpose of treatment. This is mainly because before surgery, X-ray examinations are used to find metastatic cancer cells. Large ones are easy to find, but many small ones cannot be observed, so they cannot be removed. Another reason is that lung surgery is a major surgery. For several weeks after the surgery, the patient cannot eat normally. Therefore, the resistance to cancer is weakened, which will aggravate the condition.

2. Reduce unnecessary pathological biopsy: For patients in the advanced stage of cancer, pathological biopsy will only bring pain to the patients, and the results of pathological biopsy will only confirm that the cancer has metastasized. In fact, this will increase the physical pain and mental burden of the patients.

3. Be cautious with chemotherapy: For patients with advanced cancer, chemotherapy can only extend their life by one or two months, but it will cause great pain to the patients. Many people believe that life should not be prolonged through extra painful treatment, and improving the quality of life in the last days is the most important thing.

4. Choose targeted drugs to treat lung cancer: Currently, the most advanced drugs for treating cancer are targeted drugs, which can identify and kill tumor cells, and have good efficacy and very few side effects. Therefore, they are often used for patients with advanced lung cancer and poor physical condition.

5. Biological treatment is the best choice: Patients with advanced lung cancer have very poor physical condition after chemotherapy. Therefore, it is recommended to use tumor biological treatment, which will not damage the normal tissue function of the body and can rebuild the immune system. This achieves the purpose of prolonging survival and relieves the patient's pain.

6. Pay attention to diet and mood: In addition to adopting appropriate treatment plans, the patient's diet and mood are also very important. Pay attention to nutritional matching in daily diet, supplement sufficient nutrition, and ensure immunity. At the same time, maintain an optimistic anti-cancer spirit, which is an indispensable factor in anti-cancer.

Lung cancer patients in the advanced stage are suffering from great pain both physically and mentally. As doctors and family members, it is important to choose the right treatment plan. The extra pain of treatment should not be exchanged for survival time. The quality of life is the most important. I hope the above six suggestions can help you.