Are the lungs good or not, hands know? If there are 4 abnormalities in the hand, take one, don't be careless
Talk about our lungs, what a disaster.
Not only do we have to face the unavoidable smog from the outside world, but we also have to face the second-hand smoke that comes from nowhere.
Therefore, lung cancer has become the cancer with the highest incidence rate and the highest mortality rate in China. Once symptoms appear in many patients, they are often at an advanced stage. If treatment is carried out at this time, the effect will definitely not be very good.
However, the truth of "early detection and early treatment" has always existed. If lung cancer can be detected early at this time, the 5-year survival rate after treatment can reach more than 90%. Therefore, time is extremely important for patients.
There are four conditions in the hand, that is lung disease!
Because lung cancer usually has no obvious symptoms in the early stage, but when you cough, expectorate, bloody sputum, chest tightness and shortness of breath, and these four conditions occur in your hands, you should be alert to the occurrence of lung cancer.
- Clubbing
Clubbing refers to a characteristic respiratory disease, such as bronchiectasis, lung cancer, etc.
You may not be familiar with the term clubbing. It is shaped like a drumstick and is usually a hyperplasia at the end of the finger, where a marked thickening of the end of the finger can be observed.
The probability of clubbing is extremely high in the middle and advanced stages of cancer.
Second, finger pigmentation
Due to problems with the respiratory system, the blood supply to the extremities is insufficient, and clubbing occurs in the fingers, which is darkened and accompanied by pain.
The fingers become darker and the nails also turn black, showing black streaks.
Third, the elasticity of the palm becomes poor and edema occurs
If you press the palm with your hand and you can clearly see that the rebound speed of the palm slows down, it means that the palm has edema.
This is the performance of lung cancer in the middle and advanced stages, and upper limb metastasis has been considered at this time.
Fourth, upper limb pain
When lung cancer reaches the middle and advanced stages, it will lead to subclavian lymph node metastasis. If the metastases get worse enough, it can radiate to the upper arm. Generally, the pain in one arm is accompanied by numbness and weakness, making grasping and pulling impossible.
In addition to spreading to the upper arm, it can also affect the pain in the shoulder and back, which are all symptoms of advanced lung cancer.
The best way to achieve "early detection" is lung cancer screening
These symptoms are for informational purposes only. After all, we cannot arbitrarily assume that we have lung cancer based on these symptoms alone.
Because the early symptoms of lung cancer are very common, judging by symptoms is often unreliable. At this time, lung cancer screening - low-dose chest CT is required.
The United States conducted a low-dose chest CT screening of 500,000 people. Preliminary results show that low-dose CT can detect lung cancer patients during screening, and the probability of dying of lung cancer is 16% lower than that of patients detected by chest X-ray examination.
Of course, lung cancer screening is not for everyone. For high-risk groups for lung cancer screening, annual low-dose chest screening CT is recommended for screening.
So what are the high-risk groups for screening?
People at high risk of lung cancer have the following characteristics:
Smoking is a high-risk factor for lung cancer, and it is also the main factor of lung cancer.
If you are a person who smokes a lot every day and has a history of smoking for a long time, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for a physical examination, try to reduce the frequency and amount of smoking, and restore healthy living habits.