What is small cell lung cancer? A highly malignant disease among lung cancers

People who are heavy smokers or those who are often exposed to secondhand smoke are all potential victims of small cell lung cancer. This disease is highly malignant and requires early detection and treatment.

1. What is small cell lung cancer ? Small cell lung cancer is a highly malignant disease among lung cancers, accounting for 20% of lung cancers. A history of smoking or chronic lung diseases, endocrine disorders, reduced immune function, abnormal metabolic function, etc. may induce this disease. Once the disease occurs, if it is not treated in time, the cancer cells will grow rapidly. Its course of disease is relatively short, and metastasis may occur in the early stage.
2. Symptoms of small cell lung cancer <br/>Because small cell lung cancer develops very quickly, only early detection and early treatment can effectively prolong the patient's life. Therefore, if the following symptoms appear, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.
1. Repeated lung infection Patients with small cell lung cancer often have symptoms of pneumonia and a persistent low-grade fever. Even if the fever subsides briefly after taking medication, the body temperature will quickly rise again. Anti-inflammatory drugs are not effective.
2. Chest tightness and shortness of breath Small cell lung cancer patients will have symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath in the early stages. If they go to the hospital for examination in time, they will find that the lungs have already had lesions, and in severe cases there may even be pleural effusion.
3. General weakness. Many patients with small cell lung cancer will experience a sub-healthy state in the early stages, with a constant feeling of general weakness, which cannot be relieved even with more rest.
4. Weight loss If you have not lost weight, but your weight has dropped for no reason, some people may lose 10 to 20 kilograms. At this time, you should pay great attention and go to the hospital for a check-up in time to see if small cell lung cancer has occurred.
Treatment of small cell lung cancer
1. Surgical treatment: If small cell lung cancer is still in the early stages and has not metastasized, and the patient's physical condition is relatively good, surgical treatment can be adopted.
2. Chemotherapy: Because small cell lung cancer is sensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, after small cell lung cancer is discovered, if surgery is not possible, or after surgery, chemotherapy should be carried out in time to alleviate the condition and prevent the metastasis of cancer cells.
3. Radiotherapy: If the patient with small cell lung cancer is still in the early stage and has not experienced adverse conditions such as distant metastasis, but the patient's physical condition is relatively poor and is not suitable for surgery, radiotherapy can be used to prolong the patient's survival.