lung cancer treatmentbased on what you need. It will depend in part on: What type of the disease you have Its stage Whether thecancerhas spread in your body The side effects the treatment may cause Your age and general health Your preferences and goals Ask your doctor to explain the recomm...
If you have these symptoms, you already know something is seriously wrong with your lungs, so you do not need to have a doctor scare you to death to get serious about treating yourself. Even if it is not cancer but another severe lung disease, natural treatments will be the same and, o...
When the disease spreads, patients may show other symptoms such as bone pain, headache, weight loss, loss of appetite, and swelling in the face or neck.1 Lung cancer is mainly divided into 2 major types: small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). SCLC ...
Treatment Options for Interstitial Lung disease associated with Connective Tissue Diseasedoi:10.29245/2689-999X/2021/2.1175Moiz EhteshamFatima MahmoodMuhammad Asim ShabbirRuben Wende PeredoSciaccess Publishers LLC
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Any patients with a family history of lung cancer may have a higher risk of the disease if exposed to smoke. Smoking damages the lungs over time, and when the body cannot recover any longer from the damage, lung cancer can find...
Treatment with radiation, chemotherapy, and/or surgery has evolved significantly over the last few years and treatments are now less invasive and better tolerated. That’s because treatment options for lung cancer are varied. And they may be used alone or in combination. Your doctor will discuss...
We know that lung cancer is still the most common cause of cancer in the United States. And although a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer is serious, there are various options for treatment. Some of these treatments may slow or reverse disease progression. They may ease symptoms or even leng...
When the tumor has spread significantly, chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy may be recommended to slow its growth, even if it cannot cure the disease. These therapies have been shown to ease symptoms and prolong life in cases of advanced lung cancer....
New Options for Advanced Lung Cancer Treatment Targeted Drug Therapy Using Biomarkers Biomarkers are specific changes in a patient’s lung cancer cells. This could mean there is a mutation, addition, deletion, or rearrangement of DNA that is causing the lung cancer cells to grow uncontrollably. Ba...
Molecular testing on the cancerous tissue may help to determine eligibility for specific options for treatment. Staging systems classify the patient's disease based upon the results of the evaluation completed. Staging: Staging is a method of classifying the tumor for purposes of treatment planning....