How to observe the changes in lung cancer? Three points to pay attention to when caring for lung cancer at home

With the accelerated pace of people's lives and the increasingly serious social and environmental pollution, the incidence of lung cancer is getting higher and higher. Once discovered, most of them have reached the middle and late stages, bringing great pain and fear to their families. Lung cancer has many causes and affects a wide range of people. As long as we observe carefully, we can find some symptoms of lung cancer patients. Moreover, for lung cancer patients, care is very important.

We often hear that someone died of advanced lung cancer at a young age, which is very regrettable. So, how can a young person get advanced lung cancer? The first intuition is that this person must be a smoker, and he is addicted to smoking. In fact, it is normal for such a person who smokes a lot to get lung cancer, because smoking is a major fatal cause of lung cancer. As long as we pay close attention, we can find some physical changes in lung cancer patients, and for lung cancer patients, home care is very important.

For patients with lung cancer, the changes in their condition can often be reflected by observing some physical symptoms. So, how can we observe the changes in lung cancer in daily life? We can observe from the symptoms of lung cancer to see if the patient has abnormal conditions such as coughing, expectoration, hemoptysis, chest pain, chest tightness, dyspnea, fever, etc., and pay special attention to whether there are symptoms of dysphagia, hoarseness, edema of the neck and upper limbs, or ptosis of the upper eyelids. If dysphagia occurs, it indicates that the tumor has invaded or compressed the esophagus. If hoarseness occurs, it indicates that the tumor has directly or indirectly compressed the recurrent laryngeal nerve. If there is edema of the head, neck and upper limbs, congestion and varicose veins in the chest, and headache, dizziness or vertigo, it indicates that superior vena cava compression syndrome has occurred.

So, for lung cancer patients who are treated at home, how should they be cared for? First of all, it is necessary to ensure regular ventilation in the room to prevent patients from getting upper respiratory tract infections. Secondly, patients should be provided with high-calorie, high-protein, high-fiber and easily digestible foods. Drinking and smoking are prohibited, and patients should be encouraged to eat more and avoid certain foods. In addition, medications must be taken on time according to the doctor's instructions. For some patients who have difficulty breathing, oxygen should be given, and for patients who have pain, medication should be given to relieve pain. For patients with coughing and sputum, the changes in sputum should be observed more, and sputum should be sent for examination if necessary. For patients who have hemoptysis, the amount of hemoptysis should be observed, and the patient should be comforted in a timely manner to stabilize the patient's mood.

In short, lung cancer is a very serious lung tumor. We can timely grasp the development of the patient's condition by observing some symptoms of lung cancer patients. Moreover, for lung cancer patients, family care is very important. As the saying goes, three parts of illness and seven parts of care, this is the truth. In other words, the care of lung cancer patients determines how long the patient's life will be extended.