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Wen Xingyu is a Chinese performing artist and a national first-class actor. Born on August 6, 1941 in Dandong, Liaoning Province, the unique humor and optimism of the Northeast deeply influenced his childhood. In 1960, the trajectory of his life changed, Wen Xingyu was successfully admitted to the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama, and after graduation, he entered the Central Experimental Theater to work, officially opening the door to acting.
In 1977, his first performance of the play "When the Maple Leaf Chinese Restaurant Was Red" was a great success, winning many praises in the industry, and the play was also rated as a revival of Chinese drama after the Cultural Revolution. Not satisfied with the status quo, he then served as the executive director of the drama theater, directing many classic dramas such as "Song of the Great Wind" and "The True Story of Ah Q", and in 1989, he introduced new shooting techniques and expression techniques "Spirit and Flesh" as his own drama director's work.
After that, Wen Xingyu gradually turned his attention to the field of TV dramas. In 1993, Wen Xingyu successfully played the role of "Fu Ming" in China's first sitcom "I Love My Home", which has left a deep impression on the audience, and he also made the very personal "Fu Ming" a benchmark of that era. Later, he filmed popular TV series such as "Love Malatang" and "Family with Children".
And just two years after starring in "Family with Children", Wen Xingyu was diagnosed with lung cancer. After learning that he was sick, Wen Xingyu and his wife also tried everything they could, but they all ended in failure. In 2007, only a year later, Wen Xingyu died of illness in Beijing at the age of 66.
The rate at which lung cancer progresses is surprising is truly unexpected. Lung cancer is undoubtedly the number one cancer in the list of malignant tumors. Both the incidence and mortality rates have always been high. According to the statistics of the National Cancer Center in 2022, the number of lung cancer cases in 2022 reached 1.066 million, and more than 50% of patients survived for less than one year after diagnosis.
There are many causes of lung cancer, but for the old drama bone Wen Xingyu, it must be cigarettes. Because he smokes too much, many viewers in "I Love My Home" have seen some clues, and when Wen Xingyu plays "Fu Ming" in the play, he almost always smokes in his hand. And Wen Xingyu in life is a famous "old cigarette stick". In an interview, he revealed that his addiction to smoking is really hard to quit, and he needs at least four packs of cigarettes a day.
Cigarettes contain many harmful substances, such as nicotine and tar, which are well-known. When these harmful substances are inhaled into the lungs, they can cause damage to the normal cells in the lungs, which in turn will cause genetic mutations and abnormal proliferation of cells. If you smoke for a long time, this damage will continue to accumulate, greatly increasing the risk of lung cancer.
Back in 2004, "Family with Children" was about to be completed, Wen Xingyu, who was sitting next to the director, stared at the picture on the monitor, watching the wonderful performances of the young actors, and he couldn't help but sigh that although the children are young, they also play the role just right. "These are all good seedlings in the future of our film and television industry." After that, Wen Xingyu casually lit a cigarette.
Wen Xingyu, who came home from work, suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, his throat kept itching, he continued to cough dryly as if he had been choked, and tears kept flowing out. When his wife heard the movement of him coming back, she hurriedly greeted him, saw the cigarette he lit in his hand, and immediately snatched it over, and said angrily: "I am working outside and smoking, and I am still smoking when I come back." How many times have I told you that smoking is not allowed in the house! If you want to suck it, you can grab a handful of melon seeds, or eat a candy, anyway, you can't smoke! ”
Wen Xingyu put a piece of candy in his mouth and said silently: "I just have this hobby, I don't even allow smoking at home, I am really embarrassed this day." He was silent, turned and went downstairs to the corner, spit out the soup in his mouth, lit another cigarette, and took a few hard puffs.
Until July 2006, Wen Xingyu, who was sleeping, was suddenly interrupted by a sudden cough, Wen Xingyu hurriedly ripped off the toilet paper, and under a violent cough, it seemed that something came out of his throat. Turn on the light and take a closer look, it is actually a pool of blood. The wife who was woken up at this time instantly fell asleep, and hurriedly dragged Wen Xingyu to the hospital for examination.
CT scans of his lungs showed irregular masses in his lungs near the bronchial tubes, in the form of uneven lobulations. Combined with Wen Xingyu's admission symptoms, the doctor frowned, suspecting that it was a malignant tumor in the lungs and needed to undergo further needle biopsy immediately. Wen Xingyu and his wife were incredulous when they heard this, and they didn't expect to be found by a tumor. Doctors said that chest CT is currently the fastest and most effective diagnostic method to detect lung disease, and pathological biopsy also confirmed that doctors considered ---- small cell lung cancer.
Small cell lung cancer is a type of lung cancer with a high degree of malignancy, accounting for about 15% of the total number of lung cancer patients. It is common in close patients who smoke for a long time, and the prevalence is significantly higher in men than in women. According to relevant surveys, the median survival time of patients with small cell lung cancer is about 8-10 months. And by the time the patient is diagnosed, the disease is already in the extensive stage, which means that systemic metastases have occurred.
Seeing Wen Xingyu and his wife criing bitterly, the doctor also felt a sigh. After learning about Wen Xingyu's pathogenesis, he sighed and said, "Teacher Wen, smoking like this without moderation will only bring irreversible damage to the lungs!" As long as lung cancer can be detected at an early stage, it is not difficult to cure it. If you had noticed these four anomalies six months ago, you wouldn't have progressed to this point. ”
The first anomaly is moaning and hoarseness. At that time, when Wen Xingyu was reading his lines to the play, the market felt that his voice would be hoarse at every turn, and he needed to keep clearing his throat. Lung cancer can cause changes in the voice. This is due to the fact that tumor cells can invade the mediastinal lymph nodes and hilum of the lungs, which in turn can affect the recurrent laryngeal nerve. In this case, the symptoms of hoarseness develop. In addition, this symptom is not caused by damage to the vocal cords, so it is difficult to treat with ordinary medications. And this symptom will get worse as the disease progresses.
The second abnormality is an irritating dry cough. Wen Xingyu always had a frequent cough at that time, and he was irritating and dry coughing repeatedly. He always thought that the cold was protracted and difficult to heal, and he did not get better after taking cough medicine and cold medicine, but in fact, he needed to pay attention to it at this time. If hemoptysis occurs, it is basically in the middle and advanced stages of the disease. Therefore, when this inexplicable dry cough persists for a month and still does not get better, then you need to go to the hospital for a check-up.
The third abnormality is chest tightness and shortness of breath. It usually presents with a dull pain in the chest that worsens with coughing. During filming, Wen Xingyu would feel chest tightness and breathlessness from time to time, and his breathing would become rapid and short of breath. Let him always say that it would be good to go out and smoke a cigarette, which undoubtedly laid the groundwork for his aggravation.
The fourth anomaly is persistent low-grade fever and weight loss. This phenomenon will be more difficult to detect, and for Wen Xingyu, it is difficult to find signs without taking his temperature and taking his weight frequently. Tumor cells will continue to stimulate the body's immune system, causing the body to continuously make an immune response, so there will be a long-lasting low-grade fever, and the manifestation of sweating and dry mouth is difficult to think of as early as lung cancer. In addition, the proliferation of cancer cells requires nutrients, so the person will slowly become emaciated, which will be more obvious on the scale.
In summary, the importance of early diagnosis of lung cancer is far greater than that of treatment. For lung cancer, low-dose spiral chest CT is very critical, and the accuracy rate is very high. Once it is found that the nodule is related to the lump, and if there is a history of smoking, then it is necessary to observe the size of the nodule regularly, and do not be careless.
(Note: "Why Do Celebrities Fail to Fight Lung Cancer?") Or because of ignoring the 4 early manifestations of lung cancer, it is recommended to understand that the names of the people are pseudonyms, and some of the pictures are network pictures; Reprinting and plagiarism are prohibited in the article. ）