Does cold affect lung cancer big

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When I went to work this morning, a family member of a patient was waiting at the door of my office, saying that he wanted to ask me some questions. Her husband was a patient with lung cancer and had a cold during chemotherapy. So I would like to ask whether the impact was great. Let's talk about how much the impact was on lung cancer.

Does cold affect lung cancer big

First: cough is a symptom of most lung cancer patients, but not all cough is caused by lung cancer, so people can't judge by themselves. Some of them are over worried, while others are over optimistic. Those who have no chronic respiratory diseases in the past, especially those who are over 40 years old and have smokers, should be further examined if their coughs are not cured repeatedly to guard against the possibility of lung cancer.

Second: in addition to cough, hemoptysis is the second major feature of lung cancer. The amount of hemoptysis in patients with lung cancer is generally small, often bloody sputum, lasting for several weeks, showing intermittent attacks. Therefore, when there is unknown cause of phlegm and blood, do not be careless. In addition to cough and hemoptysis, there are many chest pain symptoms in early lung cancer. If chest pain is often fixed at the lesion site, it will be aggravated when the body position changes, deep breathing and coughing. Then it should be early for the corresponding examination, so as not to delay the disease.

Third: if you catch a cold during chemotherapy, first check the white blood cells. If the white blood cell count is less than 4000, we should treat it immediately in the chemotherapy hospital. We should not be careless. Many patients are seriously infected because of the low white blood cell count, and some patients even die of sepsis. If the WBC is higher than 4000, it can be treated outside the hospital, but the WBC should be closely monitored. Once the WBC is lower than 4000, it should be hospitalized immediately.

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In general, the cold for lung cancer patients still have a certain impact, especially in the chemotherapy period of patients, if it affects the process of treatment, then this time should stop, wait for the patient's cold to get better, and then continue the treatment.