How to detect lung cancer as early as possible? 4 ways to check for lung cancer

Our lives are getting better and better. Some people have worked hard for most of their lives and are about to enjoy a good life, but are diagnosed with advanced lung cancer by the hospital. They suddenly feel that their lives have lost their meaning, their courage to live, and they cannot actively accept treatment. If we can detect lung cancer as early as possible, we may not have so many regrets. So how can we detect lung cancer?

1. X-ray examination

The most common method for diagnosing lung cancer in clinical practice is X-ray examination. For early lung cancer, X-ray examination cannot show masses, but local emphysema, atelectasis or lung lesions near the lesions caused by bronchial obstruction can be seen.

2. Bronchoscopy

Lung cancer can also be diagnosed by bronchoscopy, which can directly observe the pathological changes of the bronchial lining and lumen. If cancer or cancerous infiltration is observed, tissue can be used for pathological section examination, or bronchial secretions can be aspirated for cytological examination, all of which are to determine the histological type.

3. Radionuclide Examination

Because some radioactive drugs have an affinity for lung cancer and its metastatic lesions and can be concentrated in the tumor after injection, they can help diagnose lung cancer and show the extent of the cancer.

4. Cytological Examination

Another very simple and effective method for diagnosing the disease is cytology examination, because detached cancer cells can be found in the sputum of most patients with primary lung cancer, and the histological type of the cancer cells can also be determined, thus lung cancer can be confirmed.

The above four aspects are the examination methods for lung cancer that we know about. I hope these can help everyone in the diagnosis of lung cancer. Everyone should also develop good living habits in daily life and try to go to the hospital for a physical examination every year, so that any abnormality in our body can be discovered in time and it is convenient to receive treatment in time.