When it comes to cancer, we have to talk about lung cancer, because lung cancer is the first cancer in terms of incidence and mortality. According to statistics from the National Cancer Center, the incidence rate of lung cancer is as high as about 30% of 100,000. Such a high incidence rate has made lung cancer the largest cancer in my country for 18 consecutive years.
Lung cancer
In my country, about 800,000 new confirmed cancer patients are reported every year, and about 650,000 people die of lung cancer every year. As time goes by, this data will be refreshed. If development continues at this rate, by 2025, the number of new lung cancers in my country is expected to reach 1 million, and the mortality rate is even higher. Therefore, it is very important to prevent lung cancer and improve the treatment rate of lung cancer.
However, in clinical work, lung cancer patients often have middle and late stages when visiting the doctor. If the best chance of surgery is lost, the mortality rate will be greatly improved. The main reason for this is that lung cancer is in the early stages, with atypical symptoms and is easily overlooked. Today I will take you to understand and identify the early manifestations of some lung cancer. If it occurs, you need to be highly vigilant about whether it is early lung cancer:
1. Repeated pneumonia
Because the early lung cancer tissue is very small, the symptoms of lung symptoms are not obvious, but the spread of cancer cells will still stimulate the normal tissues of the lungs and affect lung function, which will lead to repeated infections in the lungs. The specific manifestation is recurring pneumonia.
pneumonia
Many times when pneumonia occurs, anti-infection treatment is performed, which will lead to a short recovery, so many people will not think of lung cancer. However, if pneumonia recurs repeatedly after a brief recovery, further examinations are needed to rule out the risk of early lung cancer.
2. Hemoptysis
Hemoptysis can be said to be the reason why most lung cancer patients visit the doctor, mainly because cancer cells continue to spread and cancer tissue continue to expand, invading the capillaries in the lungs. Because the rejection reaction of the lungs will stimulate the cough, a severe cough will break through these tiny capillaries. Or the tiny blood vessels invaded by cancer cells will irritate the lungs to cough and cough, which will manifest as blood in the sputum.
hemoptysis
If the age is over 45 years old, or if the immediate family has a family history of lung cancer and people who smoke for a long time experience hemoptysis, attention should be paid. This may be a manifestation of early lung cancer.
3. Hoarse voice
Many people are curious about how lung cancer can cause hoarse voice?
This is mainly caused by the lymph nodes that are metastasized by the mediastinum after lung cancer, pressing on the surrounding recurrent laryngeal nerve. Mediastinal lymph node metastasis indicates that lung cancer has been happening for a while and it is necessary to actively undergo anti-tumor treatment and surgical treatment if necessary.
4. Difficulty in breathing
As the lung cancer tissue continues to expand, normal lung tissue will be compressed, the diastolic and contractile function of the lung will be affected, and the normal function of the lung will be affected. Therefore, many patients will experience dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness and , etc.
dyspnea
If an adult suddenly experiences dyspnea and wheezing, no matter whether he changes his position or rest, he needs to conduct detailed examinations to clarify the cause and prompt treatment to avoid delaying the condition.
5. Chest pain
The most common manifestation of chest pain in patients with lung cancer is mainly because the growing and expanding lung cancer tissue compresses the nerves in the mediastinal window of the chest. As breathing, coughing and other actions cause the lung tissue to relax and contract, it will pull and adhere to these nerves, causing the lung pain.
When there is unexplained chest pain, be sure to check it in time and do not delay, because this may also be a manifestation of early lung cancer.
Chest pain
Therefore, lung cancer is not necessarily a simple cough, it can also manifest as repeated pneumonia, hemoptysis, hoarseness, difficulty breathing and chest pain. Of course, some patients will also experience cachexia such as weight loss and anemia. When these symptoms occur, they should be taken seriously and beware of them as symptoms caused by early cancer. #Telebrity Creation Challenge#
