Hello
I'm Kim Young-doo, a thoracic surgeon at Catholic University Bucheon St. Mary
Treatment for Lung Cancer
There are three main treatments for lung cancer
Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation
Among these, the most effective treatment that can be expected to be cured is surgery
But there are more patients who can't operate at the time of diagnosis
Then they get chemotherapy or radiation therapy
Some patients are able to undergo surgery during treatment,
How to Operate on Lung Cancer
Surgery for lung cancer involves resecting the lungs
And removing the lymph nodes around them
So the most effective surgical treatment right now
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery which uses a robot to perform a lobectomy
And cleaning the mediastinal lymph nodes next to it
In the case of pneumonectomy, what happens to the empty space after resection?
Lungs are divided into three lobes on the right and two lobes on the left
The lobe is the basic unit that divides the lung
If you remove one of the lobes, the rest of the lobe expands
The thoracic cavity narrows and eventually fills in all the empty spaces
Treatment for Lung Cancer
Depending on the patient's condition, it usually takes two to three hours
In the case of lung resection, what happens to the empty space after resection?
You have to quit smoking at least two weeks before the surgery
From the day before surgery, you need to practice breathing deeply and coughing to spit out any phlegm
To recover quickly after surgery
For those who are waiting for lung cancer surgery
Lung cancer is a terrible disease that can threaten our lives
But after successful surgery and recovering well from it
You can live a healthy life
I recommend that you prepare for your health in advance
by finding a good hospital that will detect your cancer early and perform the surgery as soon as possible
Today we've talked about lung cancer surgery and postoperative care
To treat lung cancer, even if you don't have symptoms
It is important to detect and operate quickly through active examination
Our Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital has a specialized cooperative system for lung cancer
So we can solve all of that
Thank you