Chest Pains - Is Lung Cancer Developing?

 Most people who suffer from chest pain automatically think that their heart may have a problem. However, chest pain is not only a sign of heart disease (although it is the primary factor), but also the possibility of lung cancer development (25% of lung cancer patients have chest pain (smoking is the most common cause of chest pain), lung cancer is the second-other causes May include: second-hand smoke and asbestos dust]).

Chest pain-associated with lung cancer is usually caused by the development of small cell lung cancer-SCLC (less common and more aggressive lung cancer that accounts for 10%-15% of all diagnosed lung cancer cases). SCLC is a rapidly growing (rapidly metastatic [spreading to the body]) form of lung cancer, which is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage (60%-70% of patients diagnosed with SCLC are in stage III-IV of the disease). It is not only difficult to treat , And the patient has a poor prognosis [average life expectancy of 5 years]).

*Other symptoms associated with SCLC may include: coughing/wheezing, difficulty speaking (unnatural low/rough voice), abdominal pain, and shortness of breath.

Because of the SCLC starting from the center of the chest, pain usually occurs. Inflammation (due to lung/peripheral infection), endometrial irritation, chest pressure (due to neuroinflammation/tumor), and muscle tension (due to persistent coughing) may all be related to the epidemic of chest pain. However, SCLC can also metastasize rapidly To other parts of the body. For example: lymph nodes, bones, liver, and brain are all quickly affected by diseases.

Diagnosis-usually in the form of a physical examination, followed by a chest X-ray, bronchoscopy (tracheal examination), CAT scan of the abdomen, brain and chest, PET scan (chest cancer examination), sputum cytology (through mucus sample Lung cancer undergoes microscopic examination and thoracoscopy (an incision is made through the ribs to examine the lungs).

Treatment-usually does not include surgery as the first choice, but: chemotherapy, radiation therapy and clinical trial treatments (new drugs, combinations and therapies). Early diagnosis will provide a better prognosis for the patient; however, because this is usually (late diagnosis of SCLC is more common), it can only be assumed that the prognosis of the patient is poor (individual characteristics will affect any final patient outcome).

Note: The execution order of the diagnosis and treatment plan will depend on the specific circumstances of the case (staging, etc.), as well as the doctor’s own recommendations (not necessarily in the order given, and will not be used in all).

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