Exercising with Lung Cancer...Doctors used to believe that anyone dealing with a chronic illness, such as lung cancer, should rest and reduce their activity as...
Healthy Eating Strategies During Lung Cancer Treatment...If you have lung cancer, you probably know that going through cancer treatment can be hard on your body. While treatment works...
Marijuana and Lung Cancer...Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a plant that contains chemicals called cannabinoids. Some cannabinoids affect the brain, changing mood and/or consciousness...
Smoking Cessation...Smoking is the major cause of both small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with an estimated 90%...
Coping With Lung Cancer...As more treatment options become available and researchers continue to search for new ways to diagnose lung cancer at its earliest, most...
Supportive Care and Palliative Treatment...Palliative care is a specialized field that aims to reduce symptoms and maximize the patient’s quality of life. Palliative care does not...
Pulmonary Rehabilitation...Pulmonary rehabilitation is the name given to various services that aim to improve the lung functioning of people with chronic lung disease.Pulmonary...
Radiofrequency Ablation...Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is the use of high-energy electrical waves to heat and destroy cancerous (malignant) cells. The electrical currents are delivered...
Immunotherapy...Immunotherapy is a type of drug used to treat cancer. Several immunotherapies are approved to treat lung cancer. They boost your body’s...
Targeted Therapy...Many lung cancer treatments that kill cancer cells also affect healthy cells. This can cause side effects. But some lung cancer drugs...
Chemotherapy: Topoisomerase Inhibitors...Topoisomerase inhibitors are a type of chemotherapy used to treat certain forms of lung cancer. They work by blocking enzymes that allow...
Chemotherapy: Mitotic Inhibitors...Mitotic inhibitors are a type of chemotherapy used to treat many cancers. Often, they are used to treat non-small cell lung cancer...
Chemotherapy: Antimetabolites...Antimetabolites are a type of chemotherapy used to treat many cancers. Some antimetabolite drugs are used to treat certain forms of lung...
Chemotherapy: Alkylating Agents...Alkylating agents are a type of chemotherapy used to treat many cancers. They were one of the first types of drugs used...
Chemotherapy...Chemotherapy, or chemo, is a type of cancer treatment that uses certain drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs travel through the...
Medications...There are a lot of different drugs used to treat lung cancer. They work by shrinking tumors or slowing their growth. The...
Radiation Therapy...Radiation uses powerful, high-dose X-rays to kill lung cancer cells or stop their growth. There are several forms of external and internal...
Surgery...Surgery is one of the main ways to treat lung cancer. The goal of surgery in treating lung cancer is to remove...
Lung Carcinoid Tumor Treatment...Lung carcinoid tumors make up less than 5 percent of all lung cancers. Lung carcinoid tumors tend to grow more slowly than...
Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment...Roughly 15 percent of all lung cancers are small-cell lung cancers (SCLC). SCLC is an aggressive subtype of lung cancer and typically...