Treatments For Lung Cancer
Chemotherapy in the Long Run: Treatment for BC Mets
Before I first started chemotherapy, in 2006, I attended an orientation session, in which, among other things, we were told that if we threw up on our clothes after treatment, we were to bring them in to the cancer centre to be incinerated.
Chemotherapy is toxic, scary stuff.
Now, as I wrote earlier in the week, not all chemotherapy is equally hard on the system and some people experience few side effects on certain regimens. However, while I do find the combination of vinorelbine (a c...
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Expert & Community Posts
Thanks and Good-Bye, Leroy Sievers
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertPosted: 14 Aug 2008 07:00 AM CDT: He is the dog we never had. He's a Burnese Mountain dog. A big... Read more »
FDA Takes Cautious Approach to Avastin as Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertWhen the news broke December 5 that an FDA expert panel had voted 5-4 to reject Avastin... Read more »
Migraine and Headache Questions - week of 12/10/07
By Ask the Clinician , Health ExpertDo you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, and... Read more »
How to find an appetite when dealing with chemotherapy and nausea
By Amy Thomas , Health ExpertThis is the fourth article in a MyDietExercise.com series on how to beat cancer through diet and... Read more »
Distant Recurrence or Metastasis: When Breast Cancer Returns
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertAn Introduction to Breast Cancer Recurrence, Part II A distant recurrence is more serious than a... Read more »
Health Guide
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Chemotherapy Treatments
Chemotherapy TreatmentsChemotherapy employs drugs given orally or by injection to destroy cancer cells that may have spread beyond the tumor. Until recently, there has been some doubt about the... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: References
ReferencesU.S. Food and Drugs Administration. Alert for Healthcare Professionals: Iressa (gefitinib).Fehrenbacher L. A Phase II, multicenter, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Investigative Agents
Investigative AgentsAccording to a 2001 article, of the nearly 500 cancer drugs currently in development, 58 of them (about 13%) are aimed at fighting lung cancer. Only the number of breast cancer... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Surgical Procedures
Radiation TreatmentsIn addition to surgery, radiation is the other primary treatment for early-stage lung cancer. Doctors are also studying the benefits of radiation treatment in advanced lung... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Staging Systems
Staging SystemsTests to Determine Cancer Stage. After diagnosing non-small cell lung cancer, the doctor makes treatment choices by determining the cancer's stage (how large the tumor is and how far... Read more »
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August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A combination of two chemotherapy regimens may be a viable alternative to current treatments for non-small cell lung cancer. A... Read summary »
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