How to diagnose lung cancer in clinical practice? Judge through these steps

In clinical practice, if lung cancer is to be diagnosing, the doctor will first make a preliminary judgment based on the patient's clinical manifestations and physical characteristics, and then analyze it in combination with imaging examinations and pathological histological examinations. The severity of the patient's condition can then be analyzed and a treatment method can be formulated accordingly.

In real life, we all know that lung cancer is a relatively common cancer, especially those smokers who smoke a lot or for a long time, who are at high risk. Lung cancer must be treated early. Otherwise, once it reaches the middle and late stages of lung cancer, it will be difficult to cure. Let's learn how to diagnose lung cancer in clinical practice!
Generally speaking, doctors can diagnose lung cancer based on the patient's existing adverse clinical symptoms and physical characteristics, combined with some imaging examinations and even some histopathological examinations.
If the patient has some adverse symptoms such as long-term irritating dry cough, or recurrent lung infections, or such as hoarseness, coughing up blood, and hemoptysis, then it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital for a chest CT scan in time to make a clear diagnosis.
Generally speaking, chest CT examination is a good method for early observation and diagnosis of lung cancer. In addition, chest CT examination can usually distinguish between benign and malignant lung tumors, and can also directly observe the size of lung cancer and the damage caused by lung tumors to adjacent tissues.
In addition, if necessary, the patient may undergo a bronchoscopy examination, and a biopsy may be performed to conduct a pathological analysis of the patient's cancerous tissue in order to determine the patient's pathological classification. This will make it easier for doctors to make a diagnosis and allow doctors to have a deeper understanding of the patient's condition so that doctors can make an assessment based on the patient's actual condition and develop a suitable treatment plan for the patient.
It should be noted that lung cancer is a very harmful disease and must be detected early. At this time, it is possible to cure it through surgical treatment.