Lung cancer is coming, leg prophet? Reminder: There are 3 abnormalities in the legs, or lung cancer is coming

Mr. Yang never thought that there was almost no abnormality in his body, but he was found to have lung problems during the unit's physical examination. Later, further examinations in the hospital confirmed the diagnosis of advanced lung cancer, and the large nodule in the lungs was 6.4 cm.

This kind of news made him unacceptable for a while, but after much consideration, he decided to be admitted to the hospital for active treatment. At this time, the lung tumor had grown to 8.1 cm.

Fortunately, after the doctor's active treatment, his persistent exercise, and the cooperation of a good attitude, the tumor has shrunk to about 3.5 cm, and the fight against lung cancer is relatively smooth.

1. Why is lung cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage?

Most lung cancer patients are in the late stage as soon as they go to the doctor, resulting in unsatisfactory treatment effect. So why is the lung cancer in the late stage?

Because early lung cancer has no obvious symptoms, it is difficult to attract people's attention. Even routine physical examinations are mostly performed by chest X-ray examination, which has a relatively low resolution and a high missed diagnosis rate. Therefore, it is recommended to use low-dose CT for screening.

Especially for people with a high incidence of lung cancer, it is best to perform low-dose CT screening once a year .

People who have smoked pack years of more than 20, passive smokers, people with underlying lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis, people with a history of occupational exposure, and people with a family history of lung cancer or other malignant tumors belong to the high-risk group of lung cancer. These groups must be regularly screened for lung cancer.

2. These abnormalities appear in the legs, beware of being found by lung cancer

When lung cancer comes, it will send out distress signals through different parts of the body. If the following abnormalities are found in the legs, be careful that it is the signal sent by lung cancer.

1. Inexplicable swelling

Legs are rich in blood vessels and nerves. Once cancer cells are rampant, they are likely to invade blood vessels and nerves, and most cancers will be accompanied by blood clots, causing inexplicable swelling and pain in the legs.

2. Lumps appear

An abnormal lump in the leg can be benign or malignant. If the symptoms are painless, hard texture, adhesion to surrounding tissues, fast growth, etc., be careful of signals from malignant tumors such as lung cancer.

3. Leg pain

Many lung cancer patients will have pain in the legs and joints in the early stage. In the middle and late stages, as the cancer cells invade the bone parts, it may cause bone pain. As the disease progresses, there may also be symptoms such as traction pain and reflex pain.

3. Don't want to get into lung cancer, 5 things to do more

Both men and women may be targeted by lung cancer. If you don’t want to be targeted by lung cancer, remember the following five things to do more.

1. Have a good and healthy mindset

According to statistics, lung cancer patients with a good mentality have a much longer life cycle than patients with pessimism and anxiety. A good mentality is conducive to better fighting the disease.

2. Scientific diet

To eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, the American Cancer Society has found that some fruits and vegetables contain vitamins, trace elements and other nutrients, which can inhibit cancer cells.

3. Quit smoking early

Smoking and passive smoking are both high-risk factors for lung cancer, so we must quit smoking as soon as possible and stay away from the tobacco environment.

4. Occupational factor prevention

For professionals engaged in high-risk factors for lung cancer, the prevention of occupational factors is very important, and it can also reduce the incidence of lung cancer.

5. Reduce environmental pollution

The impact of environmental pollution on human lung health cannot be ignored. Therefore, we usually start from ourselves to protect the environment and reduce environmental pollution.

Most patients are in the late stage as soon as they go to the doctor, which may be related to factors such as no obvious symptoms in the early stage and the failure to detect them in time during the physical examination. In fact, some abnormal symptoms in the legs may also be signals from lung cancer. The inexplicable swelling, lumps, and pain in the legs will increase Be vigilant, and usually do a good job in the prevention of lung cancer.

References:

[1] The husband and wife both suffer from lung cancer! Is cancer contagious? Doctor: It is very important to do these eight things well. Popular Science China. 2022-05-31

[2] These abnormalities on the legs may indicate that cancer is coming. Cancer Friends of the Medical Community. 2021-10-05

[3] Still talking about cancer discoloration? Do these things well and no longer have to worry about lung cancer coming to your door. Chronic disease community. 2019-09-25

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