Radiotherapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

In patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer and who have no evidence of distant metastases, radiotherapy is recommended to loco-regional disease because it may be associated with a survival advantage compared with placebo.

It has been known for many years that ionizing radiation is capable of killing lung cancer cells and reducing tumour size. Radiotherapy usually become an option for non-small cell lung cancer treatment when patient incapable of undergoing surgery due to their own health condition, or in patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer and who have no evidence of distant metastases, radiotherapy is recommended to loco-regional disease because it may be associated with a survival advantage compared with placebo.

Lungcancer Treatment Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a lung cancer treatment management that primary used to treat small cell lung cancer, and chemotherapy often combined with radiation therapy, since lung surgery doesn’t seems has significant effect. Primary chemotherapy is also given in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

In non-small cell lung cancer, chemotherapy using drugs to destroy tumors, and is usually used along with surgery in lung cancer patients. Chemotherapy can make the tumor more manageable before surgery, or to destroy lingering cancer cells at the tumor site after surgery.

Lung Treatment Radiotherapy

In patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer and who have no evidence of distant metastases, radiotherapy is recommended to loco-regional disease because it may be associated with a survival advantage compared with placebo.

Radiotherapy is a lung cancer treatment option for patients who are not eligible for surgery. When using radio therapy, doctor often combined together with chemotherapy to increase the cure rate result, and it is usually used in treatment for non-small cell lung cancer. Radiotherapy works by using a high intensity is called radical radiotherapy. CHART (Continuous Radiation Hyper-fractionated Accelerated Radiotherapy) is a new radiotherapy technique that has fixed from the previous this lung cancer treatment management; it is works by using a high dose of radiotherapy in a short time period.

Lung Cancer Surgical Resection for Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Lung surgery is the main treatment for non-small cell lung cancer when it’s in early stage. Lung surgical resection has been shown to have the best treatment result in the best 5 year lung cancer survival rates compared to other non-small cell lung cancer treatment management. Dr Evarts Graham renown for the first doctors that successful pneumonectomy in 1933, since then doctor has developed pneumonectomy to perfect it. From refinements in patient selection, operative techniques and pre-operative management which have translated into better lung cancer survival rates with reduced postoperative morbidity and mortality.

Lung Cancer Surgery

Surgery is a lung cancer treatment that fit to remove the tumor when in early stage (1 or 2). It involves the surgical excision of cancer tissue from the lung. The result of lung surgery often remarkable, however, it not suitable to treat lung cancer late stage that have spread (metastasis). Surgery is mainly use for non-small cell lung cancer treatment.

Lung surgery is not suitable for all patients, such as those who have bad health before surgery. Just like what mention it above, lung surgery is very limit to early stage of lung cancer, the location of tumor and the cell type. Furthermore, the survival rate would be low for patients who have less pulmonary reserve.*

Emphysema Treatment

Emphysema is incurable disease. The treatment focus of prolonging the patient life and increase their quality of life. The most important and the first things to do in emphysema treatment is stop smoking. With this way, emphysema will progression will be slower and patient will be ready in treatment for emphysema.

Emphysema Treatment

Emphysema is also treated by supporting the breathing with:

• Pulmonary rehabilitation
  Pulmonary rehabilitation is the key of emphysema treatment, it can be very helpful to optimize the patient's quality of life and teach the patient how to actively manage his or her care.
  

Small Cell Lung Cancer treatment by stage

Typically, treatment for small cell lung carcinoma is dependent on what stage the cancer is at.

SCLC Stage	Optimal Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment	If not appropriate
Limited Stage	Platinum based chemotherapy (4–6 cycles) combined with thoracic radiotherapy concomitant with first or second cycle Prophylactic cranial irradiation for complete responders	Palliative chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Extensive Stage	Combination chemotherapy (4–6 cycles) Prophylactic cranial irradiation for complete responders	Symptom control

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer treatment by stage

Lung Cancer Stage	Lung Cancer Treatment option	If not suitabble for treatment option, treat depending on symptoms and performance status
Lung Cancer Stages 1 and 2	Surgical resection	Radical radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy or Palliative management or Observation if not symptomatic
Lung Cancer Stage 3A	Induction chemotherapy Surgical resection and/or Mediastinal radiotherapy or Radical combination chemoradiotherapy	Palliative radiotherapy or chemotherapy or Observation if not symptomatic
Lung Cancer Stage 3B	Radical combination chemo-radiotherapy
Lung Cancer Stage 4	Chemotherapy and Palliative radiotherapy for specific sites of disease (brain, bone pain). Some patients with solitary brain metastases may be suitable for surgical excision	Palliative radiotherapy or Supportive care alone

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.