Can mid-stage lung cancer be cured? How to treat mid-stage lung cancer

Although lung cancer is a relatively serious disease, it can be cured if treated in time. In order to better treat mid-stage lung cancer, surgery needs to be combined with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and targeted drug therapy. If there is no recurrence after 5 years through these comprehensive treatments, it means that the cure has been achieved.

Lung cancer is a disease that we often hear about in real life or in TV dramas. It is also a very serious malignant tumor with a high mortality rate. Lung cancer can cause patients to have symptoms such as coughing, coughing up blood, and chest pain, which have a great impact on patients. Therefore, when this disease is discovered, it must be treated in time. So can lung cancer be cured in the middle stage?

Although lung cancer is a very serious disease, it can still have a good therapeutic effect if it is detected and treated early. However, if it is not treated in time, the disease will progress. When lung cancer develops to the middle stage, it is still possible to cure it if comprehensive treatment is received. Generally, lung cancer can be divided into lung adenocarcinoma and lung squamous cell carcinoma according to its pathological type, and a small number of them are adenosquamous carcinoma.

When lung cancer develops to the early and middle stages, adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are usually cured by surgery, and radiotherapy and chemotherapy can be used after surgery. Some can also be treated with targeted drugs, such as lung adenocarcinoma. If gene mutations are detected, targeted therapy can be used. If the patient has no signs of recurrence for more than 5 years after such treatment, it means that lung cancer has been cured.

Generally speaking, for lung cancer, the above comprehensive treatment is more accurate, with fewer side effects, and can significantly prolong the patient's survival. If lung cancer undergoes comprehensive treatment and there is no recurrence for more than 5 years, clinical cure can be achieved, but regular follow-up examinations are still required in the future. Generally, a follow-up examination is required every year after 5 years of treatment to ensure timely treatment after recurrence. For early and mid-stage lung cancer, it is recommended to have a follow-up examination every 3 months within 2 years after surgery, and every 6 months within 2 to 5 years, so as to effectively and better control the progression of the disease.

From the above introduction, we can understand that for lung cancer, whether in the early or middle stages, as long as timely treatment is provided, it is possible to recover on its own. After surgery, you should still go to the hospital for regular checkups to prevent recurrence and affect your life expectancy. At the same time, you also need to pay attention to your diet, living habits, good care, and a good mood after surgery, as these are important factors that affect the condition.