What are the treatments for advanced lung cancer? There are four main treatments for advanced lung cancer

Many diseases have no obvious symptoms in the early stages, and by the time we discover them, they are already in the late stages. This is also the case with lung cancer. This is why many people discover that the disease has already reached the late stages. Many people are more concerned about what treatments are available for lung cancer in the late stages?

1. Palliative radiotherapy

First of all, radiotherapy is used to treat advanced lung cancer. Radiotherapy can relieve symptoms of 70% of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. External radiotherapy with different doses and fractions can relieve local symptoms of primary or metastatic lesions.

2. Palliative chemotherapy

The second most commonly used method for treating lung cancer is chemotherapy. If patients with untreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer have a median survival of 4-6 months, few patients can survive for more than 1 year. After the use of platinum-based regimens, the 1-year survival rate can be improved by about 19%. The use of drugs such as taxanes, norfloxacin, and gemcitabine can further improve the patient's survival rate.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine for advanced lung cancer

Once again, the treatment of advanced tumors such as lung cancer must be combined with the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, emphasizing the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment, and overall regulation. Summarizing the experience of traditional Chinese medicine in treating lung cancer for many years and the treatment results reported in the literature, traditional Chinese medicine has unique advantages in reducing the toxic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, increasing the body's tolerance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, improving the quality of life, and prolonging life. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine treatment should be started as early as possible.

4. Pain relief and psychological treatment for advanced lung cancer

Finally, we also need to pay attention to the pain of lung cancer patients. Pain is one of the unbearable sufferings of patients with advanced lung cancer. The pain caused by non-small cell lung cancer can be alleviated by drugs and radiotherapy. Active symptomatic treatment and caring for the patient's emotional or nursing needs are also very important to improve the patient's quality of life.

Even if lung cancer reaches the advanced stage, we should not lose confidence in life. The four methods described above are all good ways to treat lung cancer. For our health and to reduce the worries of our families, patients should take timely treatment measures so that they can recover soon!