The most concerned question for patients with pulmonary nodules, should the nodule be removed? Will it be cancerous? The answer is here

Every year during the medical examination season, there are always many people who are distressed by the report results. Why? Nodules in the lungs. In recent years, the detection rate of pulmonary nodules has gradually increased, and many nodules of several millimeters have been detected, which really frightened many people.

So the question is, do all pulmonary nodules need to be removed? Are all lung nodules cancerous?

Do all pulmonary nodules need to be removed?

Of course not all pulmonary nodules need to be removed. According to the doctor's diagnosis, some non-threatening nodules, such as benign nodules and small nodules, can be observed through follow-up and dynamic monitoring of nodules. These nodules may be in a stable state for a long period of time. . Therefore, patients do not need to be overly nervous and anxious, but they cannot ignore them.

Surgical resection is an important method for the treatment of pulmonary nodules. For large, undiagnosed, and highly suspected lung cancers, doctors recommend surgical resection.

Are all lung nodules cancerous?

This answer is also negative. Although they are all pulmonary nodules, they are divided into good and bad, and most of them are benign pulmonary nodules. Be wary of odd-looking, larger or growing nodules that are more likely to become malignant. If it is found that it needs to be paid attention to, active interventional treatment.

It should be noted that even benign pulmonary nodules cannot be ignored. Benign nodules may become larger over time, and the larger the nodule, the greater the possibility of malignant transformation.

Neither benign pulmonary nodules nor malignant pulmonary nodules should be taken lightly, as nodules develop dynamically. So for pulmonary nodules, can we only follow up and observe, and wait for the nodules to change (enlarge or become malignant) before surgical resection?

TCM treatment of pulmonary nodules

of course not. For pulmonary nodules, from the perspective of Western medicine, surgical resection is an important method, and review and follow-up are the core of diagnosis and treatment. For patients with nodules who are undergoing re-examination and follow-up, traditional Chinese medicine can be used to reduce and eliminate nodules, and take the initiative to attack.

In addition, the treatment of pulmonary nodules through traditional Chinese medicine can relieve the tension of patients during the follow-up period and reduce the burden of thinking.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, pulmonary nodules are the product of accumulation of phlegm and dampness. According to its pathogenesis, traditional Chinese medicine often starts with nourishing, reconciling the viscera, resolving phlegm and dissipating stagnation, and coordinating the specimens, which can reconcile and restore the function of the viscera and resolve phlegm. The root cause of dampness can also dissolve phlegm and disperse knots, soften, shrink, and eliminate nodular lesions. This is the advantage of traditional Chinese medicine in regulating pulmonary nodules, and it is also an important reason why more and more people choose traditional Chinese medicine to treat nodular diseases. reason.