Friday, October, 23, 2009
How Do You Treat Lung Cancer
June 22, 2009
Drugmaker Merck says their experimental vaccine Stimuvax has started a Phase III clinical trial for breast cancer and lung cancer. The drug has been shown to help prime a patient's immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells. The newest study will be conducted on patients who have advanced, inoperable breast cancer, and patients who have advanced, inoperable lung cancer, researchers say.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Kevin Knopf, MD
,
Health Expert
...otherwise be detected early, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, and melanoma) at...
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By Anne Mitchell
,
Health Expert
...there has been a dramatic rise in certain types of lung cancers among low-tar smokers. According...
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By PJ Hamel
,
Health Expert
...which can be controlled through lifestyle changes; or lung cancer, which is clearly tied to...
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Health Guide
...Alternative Names Cancer - lung
Treatment
Treatment depends on the specific type of
lung cancer. Each type is
treated differently. Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery may be...
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Cancer - lung - small cell; Small cell
lung cancer; SCLC
Treatment Because small cell
lung cancer spreads quickly throughout the body,
treatment must include...
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Although
lung cancer accounts for only 13% of all cancers, it is among the most lethal, accounting for over 28% of all cancer deaths. It is more deadly than colon, breast, and prostate...
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...in your bones, liver, lungs and, less commonly, brain. You don’t have bone cancer, liver cancer,
lung cancer or brain cancer; you still have breast cancer, but in a new location. This is called...
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...care: 368 hours in that first year after diagnosis with ovarian cancer; 272 hours being
treated for
lung cancer, 193 hours for kidney cancer. Medical News Today reports: Burden Of US Cancer Care...
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