How to treat small cell lung cancer in the early stage

As our quality of life improves, various diseases are becoming more and more common. Most people have heard of small cell lung cancer and think it is a very scary disease. In fact, no matter what disease you have, the earlier you treat it, the better the effect. Today we will analyze how to treat small cell lung cancer in the early stages, and I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

Small cell lung cancer accounts for about 20% of lung cancer and is highly malignant. In recent years, the incidence of small cell lung cancer in my country has been declining.

The symptoms of early small cell lung cancer are not obvious. When common lung cancer symptoms appear, it often indicates that small cell lung cancer is already progressing. Lung cancer experts point out that small cell lung cancer is usually divided into "limited stage" and "extensive stage".

Early stage small cell lung cancer has a very good treatment effect. As the disease progresses, the treatment effect will become worse and worse, but some people survive much longer than expected. Early stage small cell lung cancer occasionally has the same symptoms as lung cancer, which may include cough, hemoptysis, bloody sputum, fever, chest pain, back pain and difficulty breathing. About half or more of early stage small cell lung cancer have cough as the initial symptom, and nearly half of small cell lung cancer patients have hemoptysis. They also have chest pain and chest tightness.

Early stage small cell lung cancer is rarely found during physical examinations, and is usually discovered after symptoms appear. Early stage small cell lung cancer can be examined through chest X-rays, and suspected cases can be further examined with sputum cell examinations and lung cancer markers, and ultimately pathological examinations can be used to confirm the diagnosis of early stage small cell lung cancer.

Since patients with early stage small cell lung cancer suffer from leukopenia after chemotherapy, they should eat more foods rich in protein, iron and vitamins, such as animal liver, lean meat, jujube, longan, donkey-hide gelatin, fresh fruits and vegetables, etc. Patients with loss of appetite, indigestion and diarrhea can be supplemented with foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach. For patients with severe reactions and long-term nutritional intake disorders, multicellular biological immunotherapy can be considered as an auxiliary treatment to enhance efficacy and reduce toxicity.

Treating small cell lung cancer is not just the doctor's job. Simple medical technology treatment is a treatment measure for the disease itself. Patients should also pay attention to their daily diet, behavioral habits and living environment, stay away from factors that may easily lead to cancer attacks or recurrences, and cooperate more to achieve ideal treatment results.