subclinical symptoms of lung cancer

    Chest radiographs:

A number of lung cancer cases are discovered incidentally when radiographs health checks. So on people older than 40 years old with smoking, should have regular health checks CXR even without symptoms. Or when there is any respiratory symptoms should also check to be checked.

 

The image of lung cancer can be seen on X-ray films include: blurred spots, blurred mass in the lung tissue, can see pictures mediastinal widening, image ghosting or image in umbilical lung injury Trade pleural effusion. However, the X-ray image on a suggestion not only help confirm the diagnosis.

CT scan of the chest:

When suspected lung cancer should thoracic CT scan with contrast material because this is the imaging tests are reliable in the diagnosis of lung cancer.

CT scan to help locate tumors, identifying characteristics imaging tumors, lesions evaluated mediastinal lymph nodes, liver and lung metastases adrenal. As with conventional X-ray, CT scan chest navigational but certainly not distinguish benign evil.

C.      Bronchoscopy combined biopsy:

Bronchoscopy allows access bronchial tumors especially bronchial tumor in the center, allowing the tumor biopsy to perform laboratory pathologist = gold standard for the diagnosis of lung cancer management.

    The other clinical tests:

In addition to the above-clinical tests, depending on the situation the doctor will choose the other tests to diagnose as well as to guide the treatment of lung cancer patients.

      Treatment for lung cancer:

Depending on the histological features and advanced stages of lung cancer patients that they can apply different treatments.

Normally if more advanced disease, there are no indications for treatment that only radical conservative treatment only.

Need to remember that lung cancer can not be cured completely unless the disease is detected in the very early stages. The goal of treatment of lung cancer, such as directions to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life and longevity.

Two groups of treatment of lung cancer include radical therapy and conservative treatment.

     Radical treatment:

Surgery is the only treatment can cure lung cancer. But the problem is that surgery is only effective when the patient to see a doctor at an early stage. So the core problem is that the patient must be examined, tested to diagnose lung cancer very soon.

Radiation therapy is a method of screening using radiation to the tumor to destroy cancer cells. When patients with lung cancer but can not have surgery, radiation therapy can replace surgery. It is also possible to combine radiation therapy after surgery to reduce the risk of distant metastases, radiotherapy combination with chemotherapy to increase the effectiveness of treatment. Also in the case of lung cancer metastasis far too much pain, radiation therapy can relieve pain caused by bone metastases, brain metastases decreased symptoms, decreased superior vena cava compression by mediastinal metastases, reduce the symptoms of hemoptysis due to lung cancer.

Chemotherapy is the treatment of lung cancer by chemicals, used to stage lung cancer progressed far no further surgery is indicated, or the type of lung cancer, small cell, chemotherapy also can be used as a combination treatment with radiation therapy and surgery to enhance the therapeutic effect.

   Conservation Treatment:

Treatment of conservation significance are not treated attack cancer cells but only supportive care to the patient, the treatment reduces symptoms and improve quality of life.

Conservative treatment will include several stints as: treatment of pain, reduce coughing up blood, nutritional therapy, support in terms of mental, treatment resistant depression, etc.