Advanced symptoms of small cell lung cancer?

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In recent years, lung cancer has become the highest incidence rate of cancer in China, and the leading cause of cancer death. In 2015 alone, about 733 thousand and 300 of new lung cancer cases occurred, while 610 thousand and 200 of deaths were lung cancer, while non-small cell lung cancer accounted for more than 80%. Studies have found that the burden of symptoms can significantly affect the quality of life of NSCLC patients with two or more clinical symptoms, and the most common symptoms are dyspnea and pain. Advanced symptoms of small cell lung cancer? Let's talk about it.

Advanced symptoms of small cell lung cancer?

1、 Edema of face and neck. There is superior vena cava on the right side of the mediastinum. When the tumor invades the right side of the mediastinum and compresses the superior vena cava, the jugular vein will be inflamed at the beginning due to poor reflux. With the aggravation of the disease, the patients will have facial and neck edema.

2、 Shortness of breath, pleural effusion. If the advanced lung cancer patients have spread, they will have dyspnea and shortness of breath. If the lymph nodes are blocked by the tumor, the tissue fluid will accumulate in the pericardium to form pericardial effusion or accumulate in the chest to form pleural effusion.

3、 Hoarseness is a typical manifestation of advanced small cell lung cancer. Many lung cancer patients will have this manifestation. If the tumor invades the left side of mediastinum and oppresses the recurrent laryngeal nerve, hoarseness will appear. What are the symptoms of advanced small cell lung cancer? Due to the rapid spread of small cell lung cancer, most advanced small cell lung cancer has a large area of metastasis and is not suitable for surgery.

matters needing attention

In the late stage of small cell lung cancer, many patients will be speechless because of the deterioration of the disease, or their face and body begin to swell. Such painful suffering will make small cell lung cancer lose the pursuit of life, and think that they can't live tomorrow. This situation needs the most careful care and care from their families, which can alleviate the suffering of patients.