What is small cell lung cancer

Small cell lung cancer is a bronchial disease that causes respiratory disorders and brings a lot of misfortune to people's lives. Do you know what kind of disease small cell lung cancer is? Next, let us learn about what small cell lung cancer is.

Generally speaking, people are used to calling all lung cancers lung cancer. In clinical research, lung cancer is actually classified in different ways, among which small cell lung cancer is one of the more common types of lung cancer. Due to its own characteristics, small cell lung cancer has become the most common lung cancer and the lung tumor with the highest mortality rate. However, many people still don't know much about small cell lung cancer.

Small cell lung cancer is one of the basic types of lung cancer and is an undifferentiated cancer. Its pathological types include oat cell type, intermediate cell type and compound oat cell type. One-third of lung cancer patients belong to this type. Small cell lung cancer is a highly malignant tumor with poor biological behavior and a poor prognosis. Compared with other types of lung cancer with the same spread range, small cell lung cancer has a shorter symptom period before diagnosis and a shorter survival period after diagnosis.

Small cell lung cancer is a common basic type of lung cancer. This type of cancer cell generally grows rapidly and easily metastasizes and spreads, so it is sensitive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, after treatment and remission, most cases relapse within two years and are resistant to drugs after relapse. Two-thirds of lung cancer patients have distant metastasis when diagnosed.

Small cell lung cancer is mostly located in the large bronchi and grows along the submucosal membrane. It is a central type of cancer. Therefore, in the early stages, patients may experience common symptoms such as coughing and spitting blood.

Patients should eat a light diet during chemotherapy, avoiding greasy, indigestible and fried foods. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, eat small and frequent meals, combine foods reasonably, diversify recipes and eat a balanced diet. During the intervals between radiotherapy and chemotherapy, pay attention to avoid fatigue, rest, maintain a regular work and rest schedule, and avoid infection. The treatment level of small cell lung cancer has been at a plateau in the past 30 years, and only some progress has been made in synchronous chemoradiotherapy and whole-brain preventive radiotherapy. At present, staging and standardized treatment of small cell lung cancer in the initial treatment are still the key to achieving satisfactory results.