Midterm symptoms of small cell lung cancer?

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Small cell lung cancer, also known as oat cell lung cancer, has a high degree of deterioration. After investigation and study, its 5-year survival rate is very low. It is very sensitive to radiotherapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are recommended here, surgery is not the best. There is also that their mentality must be better. The overall survival rate of lung cancer was 8% - 15%, and the 5-year survival rate of non-small cell lung cancer was 25%. The median survival time of small cell lung cancer was 12-18 months in limited stage and 6-10 months in extensive stage. Midterm symptoms of small cell lung cancer? Let's talk about it

Midterm symptoms of small cell lung cancer?

Edema of face and neck. On the right side of the mediastinum is the superior vena cava, which transports venous blood from the upper limbs and head and neck back to the heart. If the tumor invades the right side of the mediastinum and compresses the superior vena cava, the jugular vein will be inflamed at first due to poor return flow, and finally lead to facial and neck edema, which needs timely diagnosis and treatment;

Hoarseness is the most common symptom. The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), which controls the left vocal function, descends from the neck to the chest, bypasses the great blood vessels of the heart and goes up to the larynx, thus dominating the left side of the vocal organ.

Shortness of breath. Almost all lung cancer patients with regional spread have different degrees of shortness of breath. The normal tissue fluid produced by the lungs and myocardium is returned from the lymph nodes in the middle of the chest. If these lymph nodes are blocked by the tumor, the tissue fluid will accumulate in the pericardium to form pericardial effusion or in the chest to form pleural effusion. Both can cause shortness of breath. However, it is difficult to identify shortness of breath because many smokers have different degrees of chronic lung disease. In addition, due to the loss of respiratory function due to the growth of tumor in some lung tissues, the whole respiratory function is damaged, resulting in respiratory discomfort. This kind of discomfort is only produced during exercise at first, and can be felt even at rest at last.

matters needing attention

It is very important for patients with advanced lung cancer to improve the immune function and enhance the resistance to tumor. In terms of diet, patients with advanced lung cancer should eat more food that can enhance the body's immunity and anti lung cancer effect, such as Coix, yam, jujube, etc.