Every November is "Global Lung Cancer Awareness Month", and November 17 is "International Lung Cancer Day". Lung cancer is a malignant disease with extremely high fatality rate and the number one cancer killer in the world. In recent years, the incidence of lung cancer in my country has also shown an upward trend.

With the improvement of the people's awareness of self-care, CT examinations are widely used in physical examinations, and the probability of tumors being detected has also increased. Faced with more and more "pulmonary nodules" in the report, the people are also more and more troubled.

How to correctly recognize the lung nodules in the CT report?

Does every "nodule" represent lung cancer?

Does having a "pulmonary nodule" mean surgery must be done?

With the above questions, a reporter from Chongqing Satellite TV came to the Thoracic Surgery-Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Jinshan Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, and interviewed Du Ming, deputy director of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. solve problems.

Director Du pointed out that not all lung nodules need immediate treatment. Pulmonary nodules below 5 mm can be re-examined once a year, and follow-up observation is enough; lung nodules above 5 mm and below 8 mm will increase in volume or density or appear substantial during the observation process For ingredients, you need to go to the hospital to ask a professional doctor to judge whether surgery is needed. At present, early stage lung cancer can be completely cured by minimally invasive surgery, and minimally invasive surgery has less trauma and quick recovery, so you don't need to worry too much.

The Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jinshan Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, is a professional lung cancer diagnosis and treatment center, which aims to provide professional medical services for lung cancer patients. The center is backed by the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of the First Hospital of the Heavy Medicine. The medical and nursing teams are all from the No. 1 Hospital of the Heavy Medicine, with superb medical technology and rich clinical experience. Coupled with advanced medical equipment, good hospitalization environment and national unified charging standards, the Thoracic Surgery Department of Jinshan Hospital has been well received by patients and their families!

We have been here, the Department of Thoracic Surgery of Jinshan Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhongyi Hospital is always at your service!

Outpatient time:

Monday afternoon: Professor Du Ming

Monday morning: Professor Chen Huanwen

Thursday afternoon: Professor Yang Shuangqiang

Contact number: 8895 5805