How to take care of yourself after lung cancer surgery? Doctor: Doing these 4 points can effectively reduce the recurrence rate of lung cancer!

Although in 2020, the total number of cases of breast cancer in the world has surpassed that of lung cancer, but the data gap between the two is not large.

　　As far as the current clinical cancer situation in China is concerned, lung cancer is still the type with the largest number of morbidities and deaths. Every year, about 700,000 patients die due to the failure of lung cancer treatment.

　　This is not because of poor medical technology, but because lung cancer is extremely difficult to detect early. When most lung cancer patients are first diagnosed, their disease has already reached the middle and late stage. The more advanced the cancer, the worse the prognosis.

　　However, if lung cancer can be detected at an early stage and treated in a timely manner , there is hope for patients to achieve clinical cure.

　　As far as the current medical technology in China is concerned, the most important treatment for early-stage lung cancer is actually surgery, which is the only treatment that can cure lung cancer. It is mainly divided into two parts in clinical practice. The first is to completely remove the primary cancer early and metastatic lymph nodes , and then achieve clinical cure. The second is to remove most of the tumor to create favorable conditions for other treatments.

　　Relevant studies have shown that the five-year survival rate of patients receiving lung cancer surgery can reach about 30-44% , while the mortality rate of surgical treatment is only about 1-2%. Therefore, if the patient is diagnosed, there is still an opportunity for surgery, which is undoubtedly the luckiest. Of course, it needs to be emphasized here that surgery is not done once and for all.

　　In order to allow the body to recover quickly and reduce the recurrence rate of late-stage lung cancer, it is also necessary to do the following:

1. Diet care

　　After lung cancer surgery, in order to allow the wound to recover as soon as possible and improve the patient's immune function, dietary care is the key. From a clinical point of view, patients should avoid fatty, greasy, spicy and high-sugar foods , because these foods may stimulate the digestive tract to secrete more sputum , resulting in severe coughing and difficulty in expectorating sputum.

　　Therefore, patients should choose a light diet pattern, and reasonably mix protein, dietary fiber, coarse and fine grains, vegetables and fruits in three meals;

2. Observe the symptoms

　　After lung cancer surgery, patients should pay more attention to the degree of wound recovery and physical symptoms. If the wound does not heal for a long time, and there are local redness, swelling, pain and other problems at the same time, you should communicate with the doctor in time to clean the wound to promote the growth of granulation tissue.

　　In addition, if the wound has problems such as exudation, pus or blood oozing , the gauze should be replaced as soon as possible to avoid infection of the wound with water;

　　3. Breathing training

　　After the operation, the patient can perform professional breathing training as recommended by the doctor, that is, use the diaphragm to stretch and breathe slowly, and also need to consciously practice coughing.

　　In normal times, family members can tap the patient's back , which can gradually loosen and fall off the sputum attached to the alveoli and bronchial walls , which is conducive to the cleaning function of the respiratory tract, and can also effectively exercise the lungs;

4. Psychological care

　　In addition to physical care, most lung cancer patients will fall into psychological anxiety after surgery. They worry about the cost of treatment and the recurrence after surgery, which will lead to self-blame, low self-esteem, fear , and even insomnia or depression . .

　　Therefore, the family members should give the patient sufficient comfort and understanding at this time , and communicate and communicate with the patient more to help the patient establish the confidence to overcome the disease, and then improve the patient's treatment compliance.

　　Finally, I want to emphasize that after lung cancer surgery, it does not mean that I can say goodbye to cancer completely. You know, the biggest characteristic of cancer is that it has recurrence and metastasis.

　　Therefore, even after a successful operation and discharge from the hospital, the patient needs to have regular re-examinations as recommended by the doctor, especially one year after the operation, which should be frequent to avoid recurrence without knowing it.