How long does it take to diagnose lung cancer

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Lung cancer is a terrible disease. It has been two years since my uncle was diagnosed with lung cancer. At the beginning, surgery was used to treat lung cancer. Surgery is good for the treatment of early lung cancer. Now I will tell you how long it takes to diagnose lung cancer.

How long does it take to diagnose lung cancer

Symptom 1: no specific time, a few months to a few years, cough is the most common symptom, patients with unexplained dry cough, choking cough, etc., early symptoms often can not cause the attention of patients, and medical treatment may not be able to diagnose, therefore, more neglect prevention.

Symptom 2: chest pain is the symptom of more than half of the patients. When the lung cancer mass is located near the pleura, it is easy to produce irregular dull pain. When the ribs and spine are invaded by lung cancer, it can also have persistent chest pain and fixed-point tenderness. When the lung cancer mass compresses the intercostal nerve, the chest pain is located in the walking area of the nerve. When the mediastinal lymph node is invaded by lung cancer, it can appear in the deep part of the sternum Pain.

Symptom 3: as long as the relevant examination is done, the diagnosis can be made at that time. In the late stage, there must be distant metastasis, or the tumor infiltrates into the pleura directly and produces a large number of pleural effusion. In this way, even if there is no distant metastasis, it can also be regarded as the late stage. This is to directly enter the late stage. Generally, the enhanced CT of each system is needed to make a clear diagnosis.

matters needing attention

For patients with lung cancer this disease to have a positive and optimistic attitude to the treatment, actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, can achieve better treatment effect, in daily life, should also timely correct bad habits, eat more good food on the diet, appropriate for some physical exercise, to improve their physical quality.