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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dietary Supplements...Dietary supplements are ingestible products that contain ingredients that are intended to add nutritional value to the diet. Dietary supplements may be...
The Rewards of Quitting Smoking In a Nutshell...Everyone today knows it's better to quit smoking, that are some significant rewards to quitting smoking. When my parents started smoking in...reactions4comments
Treatment Side Effects...Treatment for lung cancer targets cancer cells, but it can also cause unwanted side effects, creating problems that affect healthy tissues or...
Two Minutes of Your Time Could Save Hundreds of Lives: Support Lung Cancer Research...Editor's Note: The deadline to ask your representative to sign the "Dear Colleague" letter is April 26, 2022.The lung cancer advocacy community...reactions1comment
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy...Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a form of radiation therapy that helps kill tumors. Radiation is a form of energy that...reactions2comments
Treating Small Cell Lung Cancer With Radiation Therapy...Radiation therapy uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Sometimes called radiotherapy, radiation therapy can be an...reactions4comments
Immunotherapy for ALK Positive Lung Cancer...About 5 percent of all lung cancers are ALK-positive. And about 30 percent of lung cancers in people diagnosed under age 40...reactionscomments
Brachytherapy and SABT for Lung Cancer...Brachytherapy and stereotactic ablative brachytherapy (SABT) are 2 types of radiation therapy used to treat lung cancer. Radiation therapy aims high-energy rays...reactions1comment