Several measures of lung cancer care

Is the most common primary lung cancer, elderly people over the age of 60 is the high incidence of lung cancer age for senior citizens, the elderly suffering from cancer, its high degree of differentiation and proliferation slow, a higher survival rate of surgical resection , In the pathological type of lung cancer, phosphorus cancer risk in elderly men, aged women susceptible to cancer.

[Clinical]
The symptoms of lung cancer and cancer of the location, size, type and stage of development, transfer and whether or closely related complications.
1. The original cause of the symptoms of cancer
Cough, hemoptysis, and more sustained blood or sputum for intermittent blood. Bronchial tumor obstruction caused by stenosis, a chest tightness, shortness of breath, wheezing and other symptoms in obstructive pneumonia or atelectasis, or tumor necrosis can cause fever. Thinner and evil are common in heterogeneous cancer advanced.
2. Tumor symptoms caused by expansion of chest pain, difficulty swallowing, voice hoarse, the superior vena cava resistance, and other symptoms. Cancer is a transfer of the corresponding organs of the symptoms.
3. Pulmonary outside performance
To bone, bone diseases and endocrine disorders arising from the syndrome more common, that pestle-like means, mast osteoarthritis and Cushing's syndrome.

[Examinations]
Chest X-ray examination found that lung cancer is an important method, the cancer cells in sputum examination, examination of lung cancer is the most simple and effective early diagnostic methods, and to provide cell types. Fiber bronchoscopy and biopsy in the diagnosis of decisive significance.

[Treatment of]
In a variety of treatment options, to the best treatment. According to cancer anatomical location, type, metastasis and comprehensive situation of the body may choose surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, interventional therapy, Chinese herbal medicine treatment, and other measures.

[Nursing]
1. Understanding of the elderly diet, sleep and psychological state, and good psychological care, the sick elderly in a good state of mind and body status, so as to help improve treatment.
2. Prevention and control of infection.
3. Attention to observe conditions change, the more hemoptysis of the elderly should be prepared rescue goods, to prevent suffocation.
4. Advanced lung cancer of the elderly can be an appropriate use of analgesics and improve the quality of life of the elderly.

[Preventive care]
1. Lung cancer patients once the typical symptoms of a considerable part of lung cancer is advanced. Therefore, regular high-risk groups to X-ray inspection and screening, early detection of lung cancer, early treatment is important.
2. Promote smoking cessation, avoid and reduce inhalation of carcinogenic factors with the air and dust, to improve working and living conditions.
3. Prevention and treatment of lung cancer in the Health and Education, the elderly improve the vigilance of lung cancer, so early detection and early treatment.