High calcium in advanced stage of lung cancer should reduce calcium absorption and promote calcium release, and can also be treated with drugs, such as diphosphate and calcitonin.
Advanced stage of lung cancer can be accompanied by hypercalcemia, because the tumor is easy to invade bone tissue, resulting in the release of calcium from bone tissue into blood, which exceeds the metabolism ability of the body, and thus the complication occurs. Drugs such as diphosphate and calcitonin can be used to reduce blood calcium.
In addition, lung cancer patients may have elevated blood calcium level due to the intake of high calcium-containing food, excess calcium supplementation and decreased metabolic ability of the body, etc. At this time, the intake of high calcium food should be restricted, and saline hydration diuresis can also be used to reduce calcium reabsorption.
If the calcium level is high in late stage of lung cancer, it is necessary to consult doctor in time, and after clarifying the cause of the disease, further examination and treatment should be carried out under doctor’s guidance to avoid delaying the condition.