What should you pay attention to during radiotherapy for lung cancer? Pay attention to these three points during radiotherapy for lung cancer

The complications of radiotherapy for lung cancer include radiation pneumonitis, radiation esophagitis, radiation pulmonary fibrosis and radiation myelitis. The above radiotherapy-related complications are positively correlated with the radiotherapy dose, and there are also individual differences.

With the development of society, the number of smokers has increased dramatically, and the number of lung cancer patients has continued to rise, which has indeed made the medical community worried. However, the treatment of lung cancer is still relatively feasible. Currently, the main treatment method for lung cancer is radiotherapy. Let's take a look at the points to pay attention to in radiotherapy for lung cancer:

1. Treatment principles

Radiotherapy is most effective for small cell lung cancer, followed by squamous cell carcinoma, and the worst for adenocarcinoma. The radiation field for lung cancer radiotherapy should include the primary lesion and the mediastinum of lymph node metastasis. At the same time, it should be supplemented with drug therapy. Squamous cell carcinoma is moderately sensitive to radiation, the lesions are mainly local invasion, and the metastasis is relatively slow, so radical treatment is often used. Adenocarcinoma is less sensitive to radiation and is prone to blood metastasis, so simple radiotherapy is rarely used. Radiotherapy is a local treatment that often requires combined chemotherapy. The combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy can be used in a synchronous chemoradiotherapy or alternating chemoradiotherapy method depending on the patient's condition.

2. Classification of radiotherapy

Depending on the purpose of treatment, it is divided into radical treatment, palliative treatment, preoperative neoadjuvant radiotherapy, postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy and intracavitary radiotherapy.

3. Complications of radiotherapy

The complications of radiotherapy for lung cancer include radiation pneumonitis, radiation esophagitis, radiation pulmonary fibrosis and radiation myelitis. The above radiotherapy-related complications are positively correlated with the radiotherapy dose, and there are also individual differences.

The three points mentioned above are all things to note about radiotherapy for lung cancer, for your reference. Of course, radiotherapy is a double-edged sword. While it can kill lung cancer cells, it can also cause great harm to the body and may cause complications. So everyone should pay attention to the prevention of lung cancer in daily life.