Is it serious if there is blood in the sputum of cancer

We all know that cancer is an incurable disease. After getting cancer, one can only maintain his life through daily infusions and medication. In addition, cancer patients generally cannot eat in the late stages of the disease, and phlegm often appears in their throats. When the phlegm contains blood, it means that the condition is more serious. So what should you do if your cancer phlegm contains blood?

Is it serious if there is blood in the sputum for cancer?

First: Hemoptysis or hemoptysis refers to bleeding from the respiratory organs (respiratory tract or lungs) below the throat, which is discharged from the mouth through coughing. Hemoptysis is often accompanied by itching or irritation in the throat. The blood is bright red and foamy, often mixed with sputum.

Second: If an elderly person suffers from hemoptysis at home, everyone should not panic, especially the patient should avoid fear and anxiety, because panic can aggravate the bleeding and easily cause choking and coughing. When coughing up blood, the patient must remain calm and must spit out the blood. Never hold it in, as this will prevent the blood in the trachea or bronchi from being discharged, blocking the trachea and causing suffocation and death. Secondly, you must strictly rest in bed. If the location of the lesion is known, lie on the affected side to prevent blood from flowing into the healthy lung. Turning over and talking should be reduced as much as possible. If the amount of hemoptysis is large, try to avoid taking centrally acting antitussive drugs (drugs containing codeine, Federal cough syrup, etc.). When sputum and blood are thick, you should increase your water intake and take expectorants. At the same time, you should immediately choose appropriate hemostatic agents, such as hemostatic, anloxin, etc. When taking hemostatic drugs, you should use anti-inflammatory drugs together with them. In addition, to prevent new hemoptysis, do not allow the stool to become dry, avoid straining or holding your breath excessively during defecation, and take laxatives if necessary. After hemoptysis occurs, you should go to the hospital for examination in time, mainly chest X-ray or film, or CT scan, and fiberoptic bronchoscopy if necessary.

Third: Lung cancer generally refers to cancer of the lung parenchyma, and the main manifestation is bloody sputum, which often contains blood spots or blood streaks. You also mentioned blood in the sputum, which is a very common condition and does not represent the severity of the disease. You can go to the hospital for examination and treatment. If it is in the early stage, surgery plus traditional Chinese medicine treatment can be used. If it is in the late stage, radiotherapy, chemotherapy combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment will be more effective.

Precautions

If there is blood in the sputum, it means the amount of bleeding is small and generally no special treatment is needed. Just pay attention to diet adjustment. If the amount of bleeding is heavy, such as vomiting blood, the disease has developed to a more serious stage. While actively treating the tumor, hemostatic drugs or endoscopic hemostasis should be used in combination with treatment.