Combination Therapy for lung cancer treatment is one of the latest, most exciting advances in lung cancer research. Studies of patients being treated with combination therapy show increase in the overall survival rate for lung cancer patients. Combination therapy
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Trilaciclib is a first-of-its-kind prescription medicine that protects against the damage caused to bone marrow cells during chemotherapy. Since bone marrow cells form red and white blood cells, trilaciclib helps patients undergoing chemotherapy by reducing the side effects that
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Targeted therapies are a form of personalized medicine that is bringing great hope to lung cancer patients. Targeted therapies have been found to have great benefit and fewer side effects while giving lung cancer patients more options for treatment.
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One of the most powerful mechanisms in the human body is the immune system. Fighting disease within the body that should not be there. Yet, cancer can be really smart and fool the body’s immune system into thinking cancer
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Learn more about the FDA-Approved Lung Cancer Treatments The two major types of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) have different treatment pathways. Today, using genetic information about tumor type and what
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Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer Treatment: What you should know The use of drugs to treat lung cancer is called chemotherapy or chemo for short. Chemotherapy for lung cancer treatment uses a drug (or a combination of drugs) that employs
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Creating a team of lung cancer experts is important in your lung cancer journey. Understanding the benefits of surgery for lung cancer and the recovery process, and when it’s appropriate, is important. A thoracic surgeon may be part of
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When is Radiation Used for Lung Cancer? The type of radiation treatment for lung cancer depends on many of your personal factors, including: The type of lung cancer The size and location the tumor How close the tumor is
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More than ever, there are more cancer treatments than just chemo. The current treatments for lung cancer are: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted treatments immunotherapy, and combination therapy. Working with your thoracic oncologist, a personalized approach can be created based
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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a rare and aggressive form of lung cancer. Several factors make it challenging to treat with long-term success. Screening is uncommon. The cancer is often in an advanced stage by the time it
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