What harm does early peripheral lung cancer cause? Beware of the four major harms of lung cancer

The primary cause of early peripheral lung cancer is directly related to family inheritance, living environment, and air pollution. This disease is very harmful to the body and can cause weight loss, loss of appetite, chest tightness, coughing, etc. After understanding the harm of the disease, active treatment is required for a period of time. During this period, patients must pay attention to a light diet and avoid eating irritating foods.

Early peripheral lung cancer is a very common malignant tumor disease. Because lung cancer is difficult to treat, many people die from it. For an ordinary family, if a family member suffers from lung cancer, it will bring a heavy burden to the whole family. So, what harm can early peripheral lung cancer cause? Let's learn about it below.

First, lung cancer refers to the part below the bronchial segment of the lung, including bronchioles, terminal bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs and alveoli. Cancers in these parts are peripheral lung cancers, which can be seen in the form of a circle with characteristic changes such as lobes, indentations and burrs, irregular inner walls, and liquid-gas planes.

Second, the early symptoms of peripheral lung cancer include cough and sputum. Cough is an impact dry cough that will last for a long time. But when the tumor grows and blocks the trachea, the patient's cough will become a blocking cough, and will also cause a small amount of mucus and chest pain. Once the cancer invades the pleura, ribs and chest wall in the later stage, it will cause pain to the patient. When invading the pleura, it can cause pleural effusion, invading the ribs can cause bone damage, and invading the intercostal nerves can induce pain in the nerve distribution area.

Third, the damage of peripheral lung cancer includes the symptoms of primary lesions, such as central tracheal obstruction, which can cause respiratory symptoms such as hemoptysis and suffocation, sometimes accompanied by obstructive pneumonia or fever. If the disease metastasizes to distant sites, corresponding symptoms will appear, such as headache and dizziness in case of brain metastasis, bone pain and corresponding movement disorders in case of bone metastasis, and corresponding abdominal symptoms in case of liver and abdominal metastasis.

Fourth, people who smoke for a long time or have a family history of lung cancer should undergo low-dose spiral CT examinations regularly to detect and intervene in time, rather than seeing a doctor when there is obvious harm. At this time, based on the shape, size, internal characteristics of peripheral lung cancer and the performance of nearby tissues, the harm of early peripheral lung cancer can be clearly understood.

If peripheral lung cancer is not treated, it will cause great harm to the body, such as affecting normal breathing, which will lead to breathing difficulties. Therefore, patients should pay attention to early treatment and choose surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy to control cancer cells. In addition, patients should also pay attention to diet, and it is best not to eat spicy, irritating, and greasy foods, which are not conducive to effective control of the disease.