What harm does small cell lung cancer do to the body

What are the harms of small cell lung cancer to the body? Any disease that is not treated in time is very harmful to the body, but many people may not understand what harm this disease brings to patients. So, let's learn about the harm of small cell lung cancer to the body!

Hazards of small cell lung cancer: The lung symptoms caused by small cell lung cancer are relatively obvious, such as severe cough, hemoptysis and dull pain in the chest and shoulders; it can cause a change in the nature of cough in people with chronic cough, turning it into an irritating dry cough with blood in the sputum.

Some elderly patients often experience shoulder and arm pain. This is because lung cancer has metastasized to the shoulder and arm, inducing a variety of pains. It can also cause lesions in nerves, spinal cord, bones, fascia ligaments, tendons, muscles, joint bursae, etc., which seriously affect the patient's motor function. Most of them will be accompanied by limb weakness or numbness, unable to lift or hold objects, and some patients can't even take care of themselves. In this case, it is very important to do a good job of removing inflammation. It is necessary to use important anti-inflammatory drugs to treat swelling, congestion or ischemia to relieve pain symptoms.

Prevention of small cell lung cancer is better than cure, and prevention is mainly divided into three levels.

Primary prevention is for healthy people, mainly including not smoking and staying away from secondhand smoke pollution. Try to avoid outdoor air pollution and kitchen fumes. Choose environmentally friendly decoration materials. Eat a balanced diet, eat more grains, vegetables and fruits. Maintain an optimistic and positive attitude towards life and improve psychological adaptability.

Secondary prevention, early diagnosis and early treatment are aimed at high-risk groups, mainly long-term smokers over 40 years old, smokers for more than 20 years, smokers under 20 years old who start smoking and smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day, people who are often exposed to coal smoke, coal tar and oil smoke, people who are exposed to excessive radiation (miners, etc.), people with chronic cough, blood in sputum and family history of lung cancer. It is best for high-risk groups to have regular comprehensive physical examinations every year, and CT examinations if conditions permit. If symptoms such as irritating cough, bloody sputum and hemoptysis occur, they should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

The tertiary prevention is rehabilitation prevention. Patients with small cell lung cancer should follow the doctor's advice and go to the hospital for regular check-ups.