What to do if lung cancer metastasizes to bones? How long can you live if lung cancer metastasizes to bones?

When lung cancer metastasizes to the bones, the patient will feel severe pain, which is sometimes intermittent and sometimes continuous. If it is not multiple bone metastases, radiotherapy can be used for treatment. If it is multiple bone metastases, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are needed to relieve the pain.

When lung cancer develops to the late stage, cancer cells will spread widely and metastasize to different places, such as bones. After metastases to bones, patients will feel severe pain in the bones, especially at night when the pain is more obvious. So what should we do if lung cancer metastasizes to bones?

Treatment for lung cancer metastasis to bones

1. If the metastasis is not multiple bone metastasis, high-heat radiation can be used to kill cancer cells in the body and relieve the pain caused by bone metastasis. When the pain is unbearable, some drugs that inhibit bone metastasis and painkillers can be used for treatment.

2. If there are multiple bone metastases, the patient can use a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy to relieve the pain caused by bone metastasis.

3. If the bone metastasis is caused by late stage non-small cell lung cancer, targeted drugs can be used for treatment. Currently, this type of drug treatment is very effective. However, there are conditions for targeted treatment. Not only does it require a certain economic foundation, but also genetic testing. When there is no gene mutation, this treatment method cannot be used.

Survival period of lung cancer metastasis to bones

Lung cancer metastasizes to the bones, which is usually in the late stage. Surgery is not effective, so it is still necessary to treat it through radiotherapy and chemotherapy. As we all know, radiotherapy kills cancer cells while also killing some normal cells, which requires the patient to have a strong body resistance. Therefore, patients should not only eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, but also take some drugs that reduce the reaction to chemotherapy, so that they can persist in treatment.

In addition, for patients in the advanced stage, their psychological endurance is already very weak. However, in order to have a better quality of life, patients must cheer up and keep exercising to increase their resistance. And as family members, they need to constantly cheer up the patient, help him build confidence in defeating the disease, and actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, so that he can have a longer survival period.