Before symptoms of lung cancer disease occur, many patients are frequently screened for lung cancer, which can include one or more imaging tests, and no further action is required if these test results are benign.
Lung cancer has ranked first among the top ten causes of cancer deaths among Chinese people for ten consecutive years. Through examination, lesions can be detected early and prevented from getting worse. There was a lucky mother and son who underwent a low-dose pulmonary tomography during the examination. The two found early tumors respectively, and were lucky enough to obtain the benefits of early detection and early treatment.
57-year-old Zhuang's mother has no bad habits, does not smoke or drink. She was recommended by a friend to go to the hospital for health examination . In the low-dose lung computer tomography report, she found a 1.3 cm small tumor in the right lung. After the tumor and lymph were removed by thoracoscopy, she was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma in the first stage of during the section examination.
After Zhuang's mother recovered successfully, she suggested that her 37-year-old son also come for examination. She actually saw a tumor about 0.5 cm in the left lung, and was treated with thoracoscopy and was diagnosed with the first stage of lung adenocarcinoma. The doctor initially determined that they were associated with lung adenocarcinoma and genetic factors based on their mother and son’s living habits and living background. The mother and son are recovering well.
▲The examination report from the computer tomography shows that Zhuang’s lung tumor is about 1.3 cm; the right is Zhuang’s son’s lung tumor is about 0.5 cm
Currently, "256 high-stage low-dose cerebral tomography scanner " can keenly see small lesions of 0.3 cm, which is of great help for early detection of lung lesions. A computer tomography scan found nodules within 1 cm of the lungs. Doctors usually do not have to remove them immediately, but will follow up and observe.
However, because Zhuang's mother has been confirmed to be lung adenocarcinoma, when her son found that there was a 0.5 cm nodule, she tended to be hereditary cancer factor. Although 0.5 cm was not big, she decided to remove the surgically and further section.
Lung cancer has become the most deadly disease. If lung cancer is waiting until there are symptoms and then checked, it may be in the late stage, and about 20% of the patients can undergo surgical resection, and the survival rate is considered poor among cancers. Lung cancer can be divided into several different types, among which lung adenocarcinoma is the largest number of lung cancers, with about 60% or 70%.
How much lung adenocarcinoma grows at the edge of the lungs, most of the above lung lobes are also places that are easy to reach after inhalation of air in human body. People should pay attention to their health, especially high-risk groups with lung cancer, including those with many years of smoking history (including second-hand smoke), chefs and housewives who have been exposed to oil smoke environment for a long time, people who are exposed to factory waste gas or special pollution environments such as construction workers, paint workers, etc., people with a history of tuberculosis or chronic diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, and family history of cancer. They should undergo "low-dose computer tomography" regularly, and early detection of lesions can increase the chance of cure. Most of them do not need to undergo chemical or radiotherapy, and they will recover quickly after surgery, effectively reducing the risk of treatment.
The initial symptoms of lung adenocarcinoma are not obvious, and they are often easily mistaken for a cold. Nearly 75% of lung cancer patients have reached the fourth stage when they are discovered, and they missed the golden opportunity for treatment. Reminder: If the cough lasts for more than two weeks and has symptoms such as asthma, chest pain, back pain, headache, sore throat, hoarse voice, coughing up blood, etc., do not ignore it, and ask a professional doctor for diagnosis to keep yourself away from the threat of lung cancer.
