Be wary of early symptoms of lung cancer
Article by Kari666
In the past 30 years, new treatment concepts, surgical, chemotherapy drugs continue to emerge, targeted drugs are also emerging, but with the cost of treatment increasingly higher and higher, the 5-year-survival rate of lung cancer patients only increased from 13% to 16%, did not changed much.Then, where is the “bottleneck” of lung cancer treatment? How can we make lung cancer patients live longer?
Many patients with cancer was found in the middle or late stage cancer, This is because the early symptoms of cancer and respiratory symptoms are very similar. Because many patients ignore the symptoms and delay the best time for treatment. Such as cough, fever, etc., are all the symptoms were not taken seriously. And it is these ordinary symptoms evolved into malignant tumors.
Cancer experts have warned that Where people without chronic respiratory diseases in the past, particularly over the age of 40, after active treatment, Cough lasting more than three weeks, should be alert to possible cancer, subject to further examination.
Elderly patients with chronic bronchitis have a higher risk of cancer. Early symptoms of cough are often confused with chronic cough. so that many patinet delay the best time for treatment. The patinet must pay attention to the frequency of cough. Patients with cancer often irritating cough, sputum less, Because cancer cells stimulate the bronchial mucosa. The active anti-infection treatment is ineffective, the symptoms increased anti-see.
Hemoptysis is the second most common symptom of lung cancer. The amount of hemoptysis is rarely, often is blood stained sputum, for several weeks, months, or intermittent seizures. Because intermittent hemoptysis or less, susceptible to human negligence.
Chest pain accounts for about half of lung cancer patients, especially in peripheral cancer, chest pain can be the first symptom. It is caused by cancer invasion pleural, chest pain often fixed on the lesion site, early symptoms of pain mostly intermittent pain.l
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