Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Screening
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If you are at risk for developing lung cancer, 向弗莱地区的肺部筛查项目寻求个性化护理计划,以帮助保护您的健康.
低剂量CT (LDCT)扫描可以早期发现疾病,此时治疗可能效果更好. If you are a current or former smoker, 和你的医生谈谈肺部筛查的风险和好处.
Risk Factors for Lung Cancer
- Certain chronic lung diseases
- Contact with radon, asbestos or other cancer-causing agents
- Family history of lung cancer
- Personal history of smoking-related cancer
- Tobacco smoking
尽管吸烟会增加患肺癌的风险,但不吸烟的人也有同样的风险. 如果你的肺部有问题,和你的医生谈谈你的症状.
Benefits of Screening
- CT scanning is painless and noninvasive.
- 通过LDCT筛查发现的肺癌通常处于疾病的早期阶段,更容易治疗.
- No radiation remains in a patient’s body after a CT examination.
Who Should Consider Lung Cancer Screening?
个人对特定筛查测试的需求是基于年龄等因素的, gender and family history. 肺癌是在肺组织中形成的癌症,通常是在气管内的细胞中形成的. 如果及早发现——在扩散到身体其他部位之前——就能更成功地治疗.
What Is a Lung Cancer Screening?
筛查检查是在症状出现之前进行的发现疾病的检查. 目标是在疾病最早期和最可治疗的阶段发现疾病.
CT扫描结合了特殊的x射线设备和复杂的计算机来产生多重图像, cross-sectional images of the inside of the body. 低剂量计算机断层扫描(LDCT)产生的图像质量足以检测许多肺部疾病和异常,使用的电离辐射比传统胸部CT扫描少90%.
Who Should Be Screened for Lung Cancer?
可能考虑进行LDCT筛查的肺癌高危人群应符合以下标准:
- Age 55 to 77
- Currently smokes cigarettes
- Former smoker who quit within the last 15 years
- History of cigarette smoking at least 30 pack years
Physician referral is required.
以确定您是否适合进行肺癌筛查, you should see your doctor, 谁会检查你的病史并给你提供好处方面的建议, limitations and potential risks of the test.
Assess Your Smoking History
What is a “pack year history?”
一包年是衡量一个人在很长一段时间内吸了多少支烟的标准.
To determine your pack year history, simply calculate:
每天抽___包数×吸烟年数= ___包年历史
如果你长时间每天吸烟少于一包, you can calculate your pack history this way:
每天吸烟数量×吸烟年数/20 =___包年历史
What happens if something is detected on my screening exam?
Lung cancer typically occurs in the form of a lung nodule, an area of abnormal tissue within the lung. Greater than 95% of these nodules do not represent cancer, 但代表以前感染留下的疤痕或小淋巴结. If your LDCT scan detects a nodule, 你的医生可能会建议你在几个月后再做一次LDCT扫描,检查结节大小是否没有变化.
In the event the nodule grows or is suspicious, 你的医生可能会建议你做进一步的影像学检查(PET扫描)和/或切除一小块结节(活检)。. If the nodule is cancerous, 可能建议进行额外的血液和影像学检查以确定肿瘤的状态. 治疗方案和预期治疗结果取决于肿瘤的分期.
How is Lung Cancer Diagnosed?
- 电磁导航支气管镜检查-使用类似gps的测绘技术来引导工具穿过肺部并建立标记. Technology can detect very small (as small as 2 mm) lesions
- 支气管超声成像用于检测肿瘤或肿块的位置和大小,以提高活检的准确性
- Lung Biopsy
What are the Surgical Treatments for Lung Cancer?
- 肺叶切除术-浸润性肺癌较多的患者可能需要传统的肺叶切除术.
- Lung Resection: Surgical removal of part of a lung
- Pneumonectomy: Surgical removal of an entire lung
- 视频辅助胸腔镜(VATS)肺叶切除术-一种微创手术,可用于早期肺癌患者,比传统的开胸手术方法恢复更快.
More Treatments for Lung Cancer
Medical Oncology
弗莱地区输液中心为需要化疗或其他输液产品的门诊患者提供护理.
Radiation Oncology
在博彩推荐,通过线性加速器进行外部束辐射治疗.
Breathing Difficulty or Disorders
弗莱地区肺病中心为可能经历各种短期和长期呼吸困难或疾病的个人提供各种治疗方法, including:
- 支气管灌洗-冲洗肺部,清除组织或感染等异物,有助于改善呼吸
- Bronchial Stents - Stents may improve airflow in the lungs. 弗莱肺中心是该地区唯一提供Y型支架植入术的中心, 一种更先进的手术,可以用一个支架打开多个气道.
- 支气管热成形术-该手术旨在帮助患有严重哮喘的个体通过一系列消融治疗来重塑气道组织.
- 治疗性支气管镜检查-打开阻塞的气道,使呼吸更容易
- 胸腔穿刺-排出肺部积液,可能导致呼吸短促
Frye Regional’s qualified, 弗莱地区癌症支持中心富有同情心的癌症团队可以提供全面的, supportive, quality care to meet your needs and provide resources.
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