Is radiotherapy effective for lung cancer

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Lung cancer exists all the time in people's life, and many people suffer from lung cancer, which is also related to bad habits such as smoking. For lung cancer patients, they often eat some health care products, which can help their body recover to a certain extent. Therefore, this article will share the effect of lung cancer radiotherapy as follows.

Is radiotherapy effective for lung cancer

First, one of the conventional treatments for lung cancer is surgical treatment. The purpose of surgical treatment is to completely remove the primary lung cancer focus and local lymph tissue, and to retain healthy lung tissue as much as possible

Second, chemotherapy is one of the conventional treatments for lung cancer. Anticancer drugs can inhibit the growth and reproduction of cancer cells and kill cancer cells. Clinically, they can be used alone in patients with advanced lung cancer for palliative treatment to relieve symptoms. In most cases, it is combined with surgery and radiotherapy to prevent cancer metastasis and recurrence and improve the long-term survival rate.

Third: the conventional treatment of lung cancer is radiotherapy, radiotherapy is a method of local killing cancer lesions, in all types of lung cancer, undifferentiated small cell carcinoma is the most sensitive to radiotherapy, followed by squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma is the least sensitive.

matters needing attention

We must know that the curative effect of lung cancer is still unsatisfactory. If we can get timely treatment, we can expect to get a radical cure. However, when most people make a definite diagnosis, the cancer focus is large and has invaded organs and tissues outside the lung, they can only carry out palliative treatment to improve symptoms, relieve pain and prolong life. Therefore, lung cancer should be found, diagnosed and treated as soon as possible.