How to detect small cell lung cancer

How to detect small cell lung cancer? Most people may not know the detection method of this disease, but if this disease is not treated, it will have a great impact on the patient, so it is necessary to check and treat it as soon as possible. So, let's first understand how to detect small cell lung cancer!

1. X-ray examination

X-ray examination can reveal the location and size of lung cancer, and may reveal local emphysema or atelectasis caused by bronchial obstruction, or infiltrative lesions or pulmonary inflammation adjacent to the lesion.

2. Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopes can be used to directly observe the pathological changes in the bronchial lining and lumen. Tumor tissue can be taken for pathological examination, or bronchial secretions can be aspirated for cytological examination to confirm the diagnosis and determine the histological type.

3. Cytological examination

Sputum cytology is a simple and effective method for lung cancer screening and diagnosis. Most patients with primary lung cancer can find detached cancer cells in their sputum. The positive rate of sputum cytology for central lung cancer can reach 70-90%, while the positive rate for sputum cytology for peripheral lung cancer is only about 50%.

4. Exploratory thoracotomy

If the nature of the lung mass cannot be determined after multiple examinations and short-term diagnostic treatment, and the possibility of lung cancer cannot be ruled out, exploratory thoracotomy should be performed. This can avoid delaying the disease and causing lung cancer patients to lose the opportunity for early treatment.

5.ECT examination

ECT bone imaging can detect bone metastasis at an early stage. If both X-ray and bone imaging have positive findings, such as the lesion site has a quiescent osteogenic reaction and inactive metabolism, the bone imaging will be negative and the X-ray will be positive. The two complement each other and can improve the diagnosis rate. It should be noted that the false positive rate of ECT bone imaging in diagnosing lung cancer bone metastasis can reach 20-30%, so those with positive ECT bone imaging need to undergo MRI scans of the bones in the positive area.

For the prevention of small cell lung cancer, you can take Chinese medicine with immune regulation and anti-tumor effects, such as ginsenoside Rh2, which can improve the patient's immune system function, inhibit the growth and spread of cancer cells, induce cancer cell apoptosis, and reverse the abnormal differentiation of cancer cells. Taking it regularly can reduce the incidence of small cell lung cancer. In addition, eating more foods with anti-tumor effects in daily life, such as citrus, hawthorn, kelp, seaweed, sardines, celery, shepherd's purse, kohlrabi, etc., can also play a role in preventing the onset of small cell lung cancer.

In addition, maintaining a reasonable eating habit in daily life, doing more physical exercise and enhancing immunity can also help prevent small cell lung cancer.