Lung cancer ranks first among other cancers as the primary cause of cancer deaths annually. Lung cancer creates abnormalities in the modulating circuits that govern cellular proliferation as well homeostasis. The metamorphosis from a normal cell to a malignant cancerous phenotype is supposed to ...
Lorbrena is a prescription medication used to treat people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The most common side effects of Lorbrena include swelling in your arms, legs, hands and feet (edema); numbness and tingling, difficulty thinking or confus
Kahl: So we know there can be physical effects from a lung cancer diagnosis, but what are some of the emotional side effects that patients might experience? Sarah Miretti Cassidy: So Cancer Hope Network has spent 40 years training survivors and caregivers of a wide variety...
What is ceritinib, and what is it used for? Ceritinib is a medication used to treat anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive metastatic non-small celllung cancer(NSCLC) in adults. Ceritinib is a small molecule that selectively targets and inhibits the activity of abnormal ALK fusion proteins th...
Side effects are generally less toxic than those experienced with chemotherapy but can result in fatigue and inflammation. Cancer treated through immunotherapy may be less likely to return. More research on immunotherapy treatments for lung cancer is currently underway. ...
Where is the cancer and how far has it spread? What stage is my cancer? What treatment do you recommend? Why? What are the side effects? What would help make them less of a problem? Would integrative medicine help me feel better or ease side effects? Can you remove my lung cancer wit...
Multi-center prospective randomized trial on paclitaxel liposome and traditional taxol in the treatment of breast cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer Objective To analyze the effects and side effects of paclitaxel liposome formula on breast cancer and non small cell lung cancer, compared with ...
Chemotherapy side effects remain a huge challenge in the treatment of oncology diseases, in particular in the treatment of lung cancer- in some cases even limiting the achievement of maximal therapeutic effect. This article is a review of the main chemotherapy and targeted therapy related adverse ev...
Lung cancer, disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells in the lungs. Lung cancer was first described in the mid-19th century. In the early 20th century it was considered relatively rare, but by the 21st century it had emerged as a leading cau
Your doctor can give you medicines to prevent and treat side effects of radiation, chemotherapy, or symptoms of the cancer itself, such as nausea or vomiting. Pain medications are also important to relieve any pain due to cancer or its treatment. ...