Information About Lung Cancer?
Health Encyclopedia: Lung Cancer Small Cell
Cancer - lung - small cell; Small cell lung cancer; SCLC
Treatment
Because small cell lung cancer spreads quickly throughout the body, treatment must include cancer-killing drugs (chemotherapy) taken by mouth or injected into the body. Chemotherapy may be combined with high-powered x-rays (radiation therapy).
Surgery is rarely used to treat small cell lung cancer. It is only considered if it is limited small cell lung cancer with only one tumor that hasn't ...
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Expert & Community Posts
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Health Guide
Effects of Smoking
Information Question: What are the negative effects of smoking? Answer: Smokers have an increased risk of the following: Lung cancer ... Read more »Lung cancer: non-small cell
...and improve the quality of life in some stage IV patients. Support Groups For additional information and resources, see cancer support group. Expectations (prognosis) Cure... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: References
...National Institutes of Health. National Cancer Institute. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Treatment: General Information. In: Physician Data Query.U.S. National Institutes of Health. National Cancer... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Lifestyle Changes
...may be very effective in addition to the medication in helping people maintain abstinence.For more information, see In-Depth Report #41, Smoking. While people are in the process of quitting (and... Read more »Cancer's Unrecognized Toll: Patients' Time
...Epidemiology, and End Results Medicare database. The records spanned 1995 to 2001. They also looked at information on 1.1 million Medicare members who did not have cancer for comparison. The key... Read more »
Medications
...improves breathing by opening air passages in the lungs. It is used in the treatment of asthma,... Read more »
...(purr-BYOU-turr-ohl)Uses This drug relaxes the smooth muscle in the lungs and dilates airways... Read more »
...Since this drug can be absorbed through the skin and lungs, women who are pregnant or who may... Read more »
...medication. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. If 2 or more... Read more »
...by reducing the swelling of the airways in the lungs, and decreasing phlegm and other... Read more »
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March 14, 2007SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in this country. CT scans have been recently... Read summary »
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