Lung Cancer Treatment

Lung cancer treatment successful rate may vary depend on various factors. The most important factors are the histopathology (diseased tissue) type of lung cancer and the stage of the cancer. However, these are lung cancer treatment methods that use, such as:

• Surgery
  Surgical removal of the tumor is generally performed for limited-stage (stage I or sometimes stage II) NSCLC and is the treatment of choice for cancer that has not spread beyond the lung.
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation
  Radiation therapy uses high-energy X-rays or other types of radiation to kill dividing cancer cells. It can be used to treat both small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer.
• Combination lung cancer treatment
  In an attempt to cure or palliate malignant neoplasm’s originating in lung tissue.

The first that should determine is the stage of lung cancer. Once the stage of the lung cancer has been determined, the oncology team and the patient work together to develop a treatment plan. Discussing the different therapy with your doctors is very important. Other important factors that affect lung cancer treatment include the patient's general health, medical conditions that can affect treatment (such as chemotherapy), and tumor characteristics.

The size and characteristics of the tumor are used to help separate patients into two groups: patients who are at low risk for recurrence and patients who are at high risk for recurrence of lung cancer. Prognosis of small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) and non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) may be used to predict patient response to therapy.

However, there are another lung cancer treatment that also used:

• Adjuvant chemotherapy
• Interventional radiology
• Targeted therapy

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