How is lung cancer treated

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My grandfather's physical fitness has been relatively good, but recently there has been a cough, sometimes there will be blood in the expectoration, to the hospital for examination, only to know that it is lung cancer disease, my grandfather smoking in daily life is more serious, about how to treat lung cancer, I know better, now I'll share with you.

How is lung cancer treated

First of all: chemotherapy is the main treatment of lung cancer, more than 90% of lung cancer need chemotherapy. The curative effect of chemotherapy on small cell lung cancer is positive in both early and late stage, and even about 1% of early small cell lung cancer is cured by chemotherapy.

Secondly, chemotherapy can not cure non-small cell lung cancer, only prolong the survival and improve the quality of life. Chemotherapy is divided into therapeutic chemotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. Different chemotherapy drugs and different chemotherapy regimens should be selected according to different histological types of lung cancer.

Best: chemotherapy can not only kill tumor cells, but also damage human normal cells, so chemotherapy needs to be carried out under the guidance of tumor specialists. In recent years, the role of chemotherapy in lung cancer is no longer limited to patients with inoperable advanced lung cancer.

matters needing attention

Lung cancer patients should be treated in regular cancer hospital as soon as possible. When they have no dysphagia, they should choose their food freely. Without affecting the treatment, they should eat more protein and carbohydrate rich food to improve the quality of diet and create good conditions for surgery.