Lung cancer patients should be aware of their examination items in a timely manner

Nowadays, people may suffer from lung cancer due to excessive smoking and drinking, and this disease may endanger the patient's life at any time. Many patients do not undergo lung cancer examination in time, which may cause their condition to become more and more serious. Therefore, everyone should understand the examination methods of lung cancer in advance so that they can cooperate with treatment as soon as possible. The following is an introduction to the examination methods of lung cancer.

Tests for lung cancer include:

1. Bronchoscopy

It is a very important method in the examination of lung cancer. Through bronchoscope, the pathological changes of the bronchial endothelium and lumen can be directly observed. If cancer or cancerous infiltration is observed, tissue can be taken for pathological section examination, or bronchial secretions can be aspirated for cytological examination to clarify the diagnosis and determine the histological type.

2. Radionuclide examination

Radioactive drugs such as 67Ga-citrate have an affinity for lung cancer and its metastatic lesions. After intravenous injection, they can be concentrated in the tumor and can be used to diagnose lung cancer and show the extent of the cancer. The positive rate can reach about 90%. This is also one of the examination items for lung cancer.

3. X-ray examination

This type of lung cancer examination can help you understand the location and size of lung cancer. Although X-ray examinations of early lung cancer cases may not show a mass, local emphysema and atelectasis caused by bronchial obstruction, or infiltrative lesions or pulmonary inflammation near the lesion may be seen.

The above is the examination for lung cancer. I hope everyone can understand it. As long as the above examination for lung cancer is combined, the patient can receive treatment in time, and then it will not be difficult to control the disease. So please remember these examination methods for lung cancer, which will definitely be useful for the patient's condition. I wish all patients can fight the disease to the end.