Lung Cancer Cough with White Sputum



Lung cancer coughing with white sputum can be treated with anti-infection drugs and expectorant drugs under doctor’s instruction. In addition, anti-tumor treatment should be carried out according to doctor’s instruction.

Coughing with white sputum may be due to the obstruction of airway by tumor, so it is recommended to perform sputum culture test, and according to the culture result, antibiotic anti-infection treatment can be chosen, such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae can be treated with macrolide antibiotics (erythromycin, azithromycin), tetracycline antibiotics (minocycline), quinolones (levofloxacin), etc. At the same time, expectorant drugs can be given to make sputum easier to be discharged, such as expectorants to make it easier to be discharged.

At the same time, expectorant drugs can be given to make sputum easier to be discharged, such as bromhexine, acetylcysteine, etc. For patients whose sputum is not easy to be discharged, auxiliary sputum discharge should be carried out, such as turning and patting on the back, nebulized inhalation and other ways.

The root cause of lung cancer cough with white sputum is caused by lung cancer. In addition to the above treatments, it is suggested that patients should take active anti-tumor treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, etc., under the guidance of professional doctors, avoiding the use of medicines privately, and at the same time, taking good care of the patients in daily life.