What are the symptoms of recurrence of small cell lung cancer after chemotherapy? Pay attention to these symptoms

Regarding chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer, this is the most common treatment method. If there is a recurrence, there will generally be problems such as coughing, shortness of breath, and sputum, as well as dizziness and headache. These are all relatively serious and require timely treatment. After treatment, it is important to pay attention to regular check-ups and monitor the number of lung cancer cells in your body.

Generally speaking, the most common treatment for small cell lung cancer is chemotherapy, but chemotherapy also requires caution. Because after suffering from lung cancer, the body's immune system is damaged and needs to be dealt with and treated in time. It is also necessary to note that there may be recurrence problems, which are relatively serious. So, what are the symptoms if recurrence occurs after chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer?
1. Recurrence symptoms <br/>Small cell lung cancer relapses after chemotherapy. Some patients feel shortness of breath, cough, and expectoration, which are similar to the initial symptoms of small cell lung cancer. At this time, they should go to the hospital for examination in time. Some patients relapse in the form of metastasis, such as brain metastasis, headache, dizziness, and head discomfort. Bone metastasis, pain or movement disorders in the corresponding parts. Liver metastasis, abdominal discomfort or increased liver function. If the above conditions occur, you should go to a specialist hospital for a comprehensive examination to detect recurrence and metastasis early and treat it early.

2. Treatment methods <br/> Small cell lung cancer is mainly treated with chemotherapy. If the stage is early and radical chemotherapy is carried out in a standardized manner, the patient's survival period is still relatively long. Many patients can survive for 5-6 years. However, for patients in the advanced stage, because the stage is relatively late when the disease is discovered, the effect of chemotherapy is relatively poor compared to the early stage. However, for the problem of small cell lung cancer, the general problem of recurrence is related to its habits. Small cell lung cancer cells grow in a logarithmic phase, so if there are a certain number of cancer cells in the body and they are not monitored well, it will easily relapse.
3. Precautions <br/>For patients who have already suffered from small cell lung cancer, they must follow the doctor's advice and have regular standardized reexaminations in the hospital. For example, after diagnosis, patients should have a reexamination once a month in the first year, once every three months after one year, and once every half a year after two years. This kind of reexamination can detect recurrence early, but there are no symptoms at this time. If the following symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible, such as headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, coughing that did not occur before, chest tightness, difficulty breathing, or pain in a certain part of the body, such as bone pain, etc., these situations should be reexamined and treated in the hospital as soon as possible.