Our family is at high risk of lung cancer

Familial cancers are common in a variety of cancer diseases. When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, many people will go for related cancer screenings. The high-risk groups for lung cancer include smokers, those with a family history of lung cancer, and smoking fathers and uncles who died Lung cancer, when a non-smoking older sister was diagnosed with terminal lung adenocarcinoma, my family members and I went to have a low-dose computed tomography scan of the chest.

Lung cancer ranks first in the top ten cancer mortality rates in China. 85% of lung cancer patients are in the middle and late stages when they are first diagnosed, and the 5-year survival rate is low. If low-dose computed tomography of the chest can be used, early-stage lung cancer can be found, and its 5-year survival rate is as high as 90%.

The eldest sister was diagnosed with terminal lung adenocarcinoma, and the cancer cells had metastasized to the brain. The situation was very serious. She recalled to herself, she thought she was too tired and had back pain and went to massage more than half a year ago. It was a cold. More than 2 months ago, during my aunt's funeral, she walked more than 400 meters from the MRT station to my aunt's house. She kept coughing and was short of breath while walking. However, it was not until the company's health check that the cancer index was too high and severe ascites appeared.

When the eldest sister was receiving targeted therapy, she wanted to go to Australia to find her cousin, considering that the metastasis of cancer cells to the brain is quite serious, and treatment should be given priority, but it did not happen. But while she was still able to walk, the four sisters made an appointment, and I drove the car together to go to Nanzhuang and go back to my hometown for a small tour.

After the targeted therapy was ineffective, the eldest sister decided not to undergo chemotherapy, and adopted the original point therapy. She and her two sisters went to visit regularly.

Watching her lose weight slowly, our sisters cherished the time they could spend with each other even more. In the end, she was hospitalized because she was out of breath. After seeing her, she went to Tai'an Hot Spring to stay for one night. When we met in the morning, she seemed half unconscious. Sober, in the evening when he checked into the hotel, he was informed by his sister-in-law that he was critically ill. Considering that the mountain road was difficult, he planned to go down the mountain again the next morning. Unexpectedly, his condition deteriorated sharply. In the late night of the hot spring hotel, he received the news of his death.

Two years ago, I said goodbye to my eldest sister. During her recuperation, she still supported her insurance job, drove her daughter to school, and burned herself to the last moment. It was really sad that she could endure the pain and miss her family and children so much.