How is cancer bone metastases treated

Update Date: 2021-09-08 Source: Network

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Many cancers will metastasize. In fact, the most easily metastatic site of lung cancer is bone. The specific location and type of lung cancer is the key to bone metastasis. Generally speaking, adenocarcinoma has the highest probability of bone metastasis, followed by small cell lung cancer and squamous cell carcinoma. The most common sites of bone metastasis are ribs, pelvis and lumbar vertebrae. Lung cancer can metastasize directly to the bone around the lesion, or through the cancer cells entering the blood circulation and then reaching the bone in other parts of the body. Metastasis of lung cancer to the extremities is rare.

How is cancer bone metastases treated

First, because bone metastasis of lung cancer is a common way of metastasis, so the corresponding treatment is also very much. For example, after bone metastasis of lung cancer, chemotherapy can also be used for treatment. It is mainly treated by systemic chemotherapy. Chemotherapy can control the development rate of bone metastasis, but also can relieve pain.

Second, chemotherapy for bone metastases of lung cancer is mostly carried out with high-dose anti-tumor drugs. In particular, systemic combined chemotherapy has obvious therapeutic effect on bone metastasis or potential bone metastasis. In addition to chemotherapy, radiotherapy can also be used to treat bone metastasis of lung cancer.

Third: radiotherapy can use 60 cobalt or X-ray machine. This treatment is most suitable for encouraging bone metastasis of lung cancer. First, chemotherapy is used to control and stabilize the disease, and then high-dose and short-term radiotherapy can not only relieve pain, but also kill cancer cells and control the development of the disease.

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Bone metastasis of lung cancer can lead to severe pain, but after radiotherapy, about 50% of the patients' pain can be completely eliminated, but there are still some patients who will feel slight pain. Compared with patients who do not receive radiotherapy, the quality of life after radiotherapy has improved significantly.