How to prevent and treat small cell lung cancer

How to prevent and treat small cell lung cancer? Most people don’t know how to prevent this disease, but the incidence of this disease has been very high in recent years, so preventive measures should be taken in advance. So, let’s learn about how to prevent and treat small cell lung cancer!

Prevention of small cell lung cancer is better than cure, and prevention is mainly divided into three levels.

Primary prevention is for healthy people, mainly including not smoking and staying away from secondhand smoke pollution. Try to avoid outdoor air pollution and kitchen fumes. Choose environmentally friendly decoration materials. Eat a balanced diet, eat more grains, vegetables and fruits. Maintain an optimistic and positive attitude towards life and improve psychological adaptability.

Secondary prevention, early diagnosis and early treatment are aimed at high-risk groups, mainly long-term smokers over 40 years old, smokers for more than 20 years, smokers under 20 years old who start smoking and smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day, people who are often exposed to coal smoke, coal tar and oil smoke, people who are exposed to excessive radiation (miners, etc.), people with chronic cough, blood in sputum and family history of lung cancer. It is best for high-risk groups to have regular comprehensive physical examinations every year, and CT examinations if conditions permit. If symptoms such as irritating cough, bloody sputum and hemoptysis occur, they should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

The tertiary prevention is rehabilitation prevention. Patients with small cell lung cancer should follow the doctor's advice and go to the hospital for regular check-ups.

Small cell lung cancer risks:

1. It can cause tracheal obstruction in the patient, the disappearance of normal alveolar sac cavities, and affect the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. The patient will feel chest tightness and shortness of breath.

2. Cancer can also make the patient unable to exclude bacteria, leading to pneumonia and fever. This type of pneumonia is called obstructive pneumonia.

3. Chest pain is one of the more common hazards of lung cancer. Pleural effusion may also occur. Excessive pleural effusion compresses the lungs, increases the patient's breathing difficulty, and is quite difficult to treat.

4. If the lung tumor occupies a large part of lung cancer, it will seriously threaten the patient's breathing.

5. The occurrence of lung cancer seriously threatens the patient's life.

6. The nerves in the bronchi are quite sensitive. Cancer can irritate the bronchi, causing the patient to cough. If the condition persists for a long time, the patient may also develop symptoms of coughing up blood.