Even long-term survivors with early-stage non鈥搒mall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) often experience respiratory symptoms, such as dyspnea and cough. Because of the high prevalence of NSCLC and the frequency with which it presents in an incurable stage, symptom management is a large component of ...
Hi, there. I think that almost 40% of lung cancer patients are diagnosed at advanced stage. It is stage 4 that I am talking about. Other factors have influence on the life expectancy. Women tend to live longer than men. Younger people also have better prognosis. Side effects of the trea...
To observe the therapeutic effect of Guben Xiaoliu Capsule (GXC) in treating advanced stage non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MethodsOne hundred and ninety eight NSCLC in patients were divided into the integrative treated group 〔Group A, 54 patients treated with chemotherapy (CT) plus GXC〕...
The stage classification of lung cancer From the Yale University School of Medicine (Dr Detterbeck), New Haven, CT; Department of Pulmonary Diseases (Dr Postmus), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Dr ... FC Det...
“When that inflammation happens, patients can present with symptoms and it needs to be treated with steroids.”While immunotherapy has drastically improved outcomes for patients with the disease, not everybody benefits from these agents — an issue that sparked a new line of r...
Numerous studies have indicated that the advanced-stage presentation of cancer at the time of diagnosis is a major factor affecting the longstanding health and well-being of cancer patients [13,14,15]. Late manifestation with symptoms among patients with cancer is more likely to be a cause of ...
Advanced stage at diagnosis was more frequent in more deprived women with breast cancer (OR: 1.23 for most compared with least deprived, P ¼ 0.002), and in men with lung cancer (OR: 1.14, P ¼ 0.011). The observed patterns were robust to sensitivity analyses approaches for handling ...
25 patients (58% female; 78% white; mean age: 62.7 years; 72% stage III; 2.3 months post diagnosis) and their spouses completed measures of cancer symptoms (ESAS), psychological distress (BSI), and illness communication (CCAT_PF). Results: Dyadic analyses using multi-level modeling revealed...
advanced disease [23]. However, research has begun to show that exercise may be safe and feasible in advanced cancer patients [23]. Therefore, we aim to evaluate the effect of various exercise interventions on QoL, symptoms, and functional status in patients with advanced-stage lung cancer. ...
ACCP, American College of Chest Physicians; CT, computed tomography; LN, lymph node; NSCLC, non-small-cell lung cancer; PET, positron-emission tomography. The two most striking changes in UICC TNM 8 are the further subdividing and detailing of both T and M stage, although the consequences ...