How to treat lung cancer in its early stages? Hospitals often use these treatments for early lung cancer

How to treat lung cancer in its early stages? Lung cancer is a very common malignant tumor. In its early stages, it is relatively easy to treat. So, how to treat lung cancer in its early stages? Let's take a look at this question.

Surgical treatment: mainly used for the treatment of stage 1 lung cancer patients. The 1-year survival rate of stage 1 surgery alone is 80%, and the 5-year survival rate is 50%. Early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is mainly treated with surgery.

Radiotherapy: Radical radiotherapy can be performed for patients with early-stage NSCLC who refuse surgery. Precision radiotherapy (stereotactic radiotherapy and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy) can achieve similar results to surgical treatment. Fractionated radiotherapy plus concurrent chemotherapy may improve the efficacy of stage III NSCLC, but the effect of preoperative radiotherapy is still uncertain. Postoperative three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) is better than conventional postoperative radiotherapy. For localized small cell lung cancer (SCLC), a comprehensive treatment model including concurrent chemoradiotherapy is better than the sequential model.

Radiofrequency ablation: For patients with early lung cancer that cannot be surgically removed, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) can achieve better results. RFA will become an effective means of treating lung cancer.