“Half of cancer is cured, it is better to die”

“I can eat and sleep when it is first diagnosed, but it will die after treatment”

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Early this morning, Uncle Liu in the hospital bed was clamoring for his family to do it. Discharged from surgery, I don’t want to be treated, I want to go home. Only after the doctor asked carefully did he know that Uncle Liu read experts on the Internet that it was common for overtreatment of cancer, and that almost half of cancer patients were “killed” by doctors. After Uncle Liu heard this, he was very panicked, so he didn’t care about it and wanted to go home.

Uncle Liu usually felt no physical discomfort, but he found nodules in the lungs during the physical examination of the unit, and was subsequently diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer. Operation. Unexpectedly, the surgery was about to happen, and such a thing happened, and the family members and doctors were very headache.

“Uncle, this is an early stage lung cancer. The 5-year survival rate after the operation, that is, the clinical cure rate may reach more than 90%. If it is determined that there is no metastasis after the operation, even chemotherapy No need!” the doctor explained patiently.

“But I read on the Internet that cancer, especially lung cancer, is incurable. You said it so easily, wouldn’t you be lying to me?” Liu The uncle was still a little skeptical.

“Different cancers, stages, and prognosis are all different, so don’t listen to the nonsense on the Internet.” The doctor was dumbfounded.

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Uncle Liu finally felt relieved under the joint persuasion of family members and doctors. , ready to continue treatment.

1. Can cancer really be cured?

Feng Li, Chief Physician of Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, introduced that there is an important relationship between cancer prognosis and staging:

Early stage:< /span>It usually means that the tumor is still relatively small and has not yet metastasized. At this time, surgery and minimally invasive treatments can be used to remove the lesion. Because the symptoms of early cancer are relatively mild, the prognosis is better. Through active treatment, generally good curative effect can be achieved, and even clinical cure can be achieved; However, distant metastasis has not yet occurred, and the treatment method is relatively variable. With the continuous improvement of modern medical technology, surgery may now be performed for those who were previously inoperable. For example, stage II lung cancer was inoperable in the past, but now lla can still receive surgery;

Advanced stage: means that the tumor is large and has distant metastasis, and palliative care is usually used in the treatment. The prognosis of advanced cancer is often poor, but it is not absolute. Appropriate conservative treatment can also achieve better results.

Second, half of the cancer patients were killed by western medicine?

Many cancer patients resist Western medicine during treatment, thinking that many cancer patients have been killed by Western medicine. Is this really true?

Dr. Li Changqing, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, believes that except for some that are really difficult to treat, such as the relatively high degree of malignancy of the tumor, widespread metastases throughout the body or the patient’s physical condition is too poor to bear Treatment, such as extreme frailty, old age, serious co-infection, etc., Modern medicine can relieve the symptoms of most cancer patients, improve the quality of life of the patients, and even cure them completely , prolong the life of the patient.

Although some treatments may cause some adverse reactions and uncomfortable symptoms, the severity of symptoms caused by cancer development is not an order of magnitude. Many treatments themselves are designed to improve the patient’s symptoms.

3. I can eat and sleep when the cancer is first diagnosed, why does it get worse after treatment?

Can eat, sleep, and have no symptoms with cancer, which is related to the location and size of tumor growth and whether it affects the corresponding organs< /strong>, for example, although some cancers are at an advanced stage and metastasize, the patient may have no symptoms for the time being because the site of cancer metastasis is not an important organ; there are also some early-stage tumors due to the special growth site, the patient There will be no discomfort for the time being.

But when cancer invades the vital organs of the human body, corresponding symptoms are prone to appear. For example, when cancer cells invade the liver, there may be symptoms of pain in the liver area. Esophageal cancer can cause a blockage when eating. As the condition worsens and develops, sooner or later symptoms of discomfort will also appear.

In addition, cancer treatment also has side effects and affects the patient’s physical condition, such as chemotherapy may cause Myelosuppression and gastrointestinal reactions, resulting in decreased red blood cells, white blood cells, and thrombocytopenia and symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite; radiation therapy may causeirradiation Parts of organs, mucous membranes and skin inflammation.

Although cancer treatment may cause some side effects, standard treatment can control side effects.

Fourth, patients under treatment, if these symptoms appear, please adhere to

For cancer patients under treatment, if the body appears The following conditions indicate that the condition may be improving:

1. The examination indicators have improved

If you want to know whether the cancer has improved, you can judge by some inspection indicators, such as imaging, tumor markers, etc. During the period, in order to monitor the curative effect, tumor imaging examinations, such as ultrasound, MR, CT, etc., will also be carried out regularly. If the imaging examination finds that the tumor has shrunk or disappeared, and the original pleural or ascites effusion has decreased, this indicates that the treatment is effective and the patient’s body Cancer cells are shrinking.

2. Improvement of adverse symptoms

When cancer improves, the original adverse symptoms of the body also It will gradually improve, because when the cancer is under control, the threat of cancer cells to health can be improved, and the previous adverse symptoms will gradually decrease.

3. Improved appetite and weight gain

Cancer patients often experience loss of appetite However, the consumption will increase, so it will lead to the weight loss of the patient, reduce the immunity of the patient, and accelerate the development of the tumor. After treatment, if the patient’s appetite improves and the weight increases, it indicates that the patient’s condition has improved to a certain extent.

4. The spirit gets better

Cancer sufferers suffer enormous physical and psychological burdens The mental state often becomes very poor. When the patient’s spirit improves after treatment, it is also a manifestation of the improvement of the condition.

Cancer does not mean terminal illness, if it can be detected and treated early, it can greatly improve Quality of life of patients and prolong life of patients.

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