What Are The Treatments For Lung Cancer?
Health Encyclopedia: Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Chemotherapy Treatments
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Chemotherapy Treatments
Chemotherapy 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 effectiveness of chemotherapy for lung cancer. A major 2002 analysis of 52 trials supported its use, particularly with platinum-based regimens, and with the use of supportive care.
- Chemotherapy in early stages: Chemotherapy is proving to be beneficial in many patients as an additional (adjuvant) treatment ...
Expert & Community Posts
Chemotherapy in the Long Run: Treatment for BC Mets
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Testing for Lung Disease: The Cost and Aftermath
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Thanks and Good-Bye, Leroy Sievers
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Breast Cancer In the News: New Technology, Research on Metastasis, Heart Damage
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Treatment for Metastatic, Recurrent Breast Cancer - HER2 Status and Getting a Biopsy of a Metastatic Site
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Health Guide
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 »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Complications
In 2002, chronic obstructive lung disease was responsible for 120,000 deaths. COLD costs in the U.S. in 2004 reached $37.2 billion. It is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.,... Read more »Pneumonia: Diagnosis
...for a number of reasons:Many hospitalized patients have similar symptoms, including fever or signs of lung infiltration on x-rays.In hospitalized patients, sputum or blood tests often indicate the... Read more »Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Screening: Breast Self Exam and Mammograms
...extent. The doctor may perform further tests to see if the cancer has spread to the bone (bone scan), lungs (x-ray or CT scan) or brain (MRI or CT scan).Side effects of the procedure include... Read more »Acid Reflux Causes
...tract disorders, allergies, and glaucoma), beta adrenergic agonists (used for asthma and obstructive lung diseases), dopamine (used in Parkinson's disease), bisphosphonates (used to treat... 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 »
...Rarely, nilutamide has caused severe (sometimes fatal) lung problems (interstitial pneumonitis).... Read more »
...wheezing and trouble breathing caused by ongoing lung disease (such as asthma, chronic... Read more »
...by reducing the swelling of the airways in the lungs, and decreasing phlegm and other... Read more »
Related News
Device Tracks Progress of Lung Cancer
July 11, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Better treatment may be on the horizon for lung cancer... Read summary »
Finding the Best Chemo
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Targeting Lung Cancer
August 11, 2006WALDORF, Md. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in both men and women. Until now, the only treatment has been... Read summary »
Understanding Lung Cancer
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College Grads Have Lower Cancer Death Rates
July 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Higher education isn't just good for the mind; it's also good for your health. According to a new study done by the American... Read summary »
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