Is interventional therapy effective for lung cancer
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Mother was found to be central lung cancer, this period of time feel very painful, eat Chinese medicine, also carried out some treatment, the effect is not very good. The doctor suggested that interventional therapy can be done. Would you like to share the effect of interventional therapy for lung cancer?
Is interventional therapy effective for lung cancer
First: most of the interventional treatment of the lung only uses chemotherapy drugs, not embolization. This is a kind of minimally invasive treatment, local anesthetic injection, no pain, after intervention, the patient may have some side effects of nausea and vomiting, but compared with systemic chemotherapy, the side effects are relatively small.
Second: not all lung cancer patients are suitable for interventional therapy. Interventional therapy is mainly used for central lung cancer. When lung cancer is advanced, the treatment should be carefully selected. Chemotherapy is still a good method. At present, for cancer, many people go to the advanced stage, the possibility of medical treatment is very small. However, there is no hope, so the treatment of advanced patients is mainly to control and prevent the disease. Of course, most people die of cancer, but effective treatment in the late stage still has the possibility of prolonging survival time and preserving survival confidence.
Third, proper diet is also a kind of treatment for diseases, and nursing care for advanced patients is also very important. Patients with lung cancer can eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, which are rich in vitamins and can preserve human immunity. Rich in protein food, protein is an important component of the human body, high protein substances improve the nutritional support of patients. Baijiu coriander, do not eat spicy foods, such as liquor, coriander, chili, pickled peppers and so on.
matters needing attention
Interventional therapy is inseparable from imaging, because it is minimally invasive treatment, doctors can not see the treatment site directly like surgery, they can only judge the position of catheter and probe by image display, so rich imaging experience directly affects the treatment effect.