When to choose radiotherapy for lung cancer? Introduction to the three principles of lung cancer treatment

Although conditions are better now, many people still have bad living habits, which often lead to diseases, especially lung cancer. Because both smoking and a lot of air pollution are factors that induce lung cancer. Although the incidence of lung cancer is high, the treatment methods are also advanced. However, experts remind patients to follow the following three principles during treatment.

1. Perform surgery if possible

The principle of lung cancer treatment is to perform surgery whenever possible. This is because surgery is the most effective way to cure lung cancer. If the cancer is still small and there is no sign of metastasis, it may be enough to remove the lobe where the cancer is located (the lung has five lobes, two on the left and three on the right). Otherwise, one lung needs to be removed. For cancers that are too large and have metastasized, doctors usually do not consider surgery. Auxiliary therapies that cannot be treated surgically include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, mixed therapy, radiotherapy, etc., but their treatment effects are far less than those of surgery.

When to choose radiotherapy:

1. Radiotherapy is similar to surgical operation and is also a regional local treatment method.

2. Radiotherapy mainly focuses on local symptom control, including hemoptysis or local lung lobe collapse caused by tumors, as well as prevention and control of local recurrence after surgery.

3. It can be used in combination with chemotherapy to enhance the treatment of locally advanced lung cancer, or for palliative treatment of patients with advanced lung cancer.

4. Generally, the treatment is performed once a day for five consecutive days a week, with a break on weekends, for several weeks.

5. Patients can receive treatment as outpatients or inpatients.

6. The latest developments in Riptide treatment.

When to choose chemotherapy

1. It has significant effect in treating small cell lung cancer.

2. In the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, it is generally used alone or in combination with radiation therapy, mostly for advanced cancer that cannot be surgically removed.

3. If the patient's physical condition is good, chemotherapy should be considered. If the patient's physical condition is poor, the best supportive care, including palliative radiotherapy, should be considered.

4. Chemotherapy mainly focuses on controlling systemic cancer cells. As for radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which one should be given first or whether they should be performed alternately depends on the clinical situation.

Everything has a certain regularity. If you don’t follow the rules, you will not achieve the expected results in many cases. Just like the treatment of lung cancer, you must follow the above treatment principles, especially the principle of surgery as much as possible, because active surgery can prevent the disease from getting worse and metastasizing and spreading.